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Original fileAn elderly, bearded figure in flowing red robes reaches out with both arms to divide a swirl of dark clouds from a luminous, golden light. The scene captures a moment of dynamic celestial motion, illustrating the primordial act of cosmic ordering within a vaulted architectural frame.
This depiction of the creation reflects the Renaissance synthesis of the Genesis narrative with Neoplatonic concepts of the Demiurge found in Plato's Timaeus. It represents the transition from primordial chaos to a structured cosmos, a foundational concept for early modern natural philosophy.
Plato's Timaeus
The figure of the creator ordering chaotic matter aligns with the Neoplatonic interpretation of the Demiurge as a divine architect.
Poimandres (Corpus Hermeticum)
The separation of light and dark mirrors the Hermetic vision of the emergence of the world elements from the primordial darkness.
Object
Fresco
religious
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
scan from: Pierluigi De Vecchi, Raffaello, 1975.
4200 × 1763 px
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