The Birth of Venus vs The Creation of Adam
Which painting? Pick one and see how the world splits.
- The Birth of Venus Sandro Botticelli · 1485 57% · #3 in the world
- The Creation of Adam Michelangelo · 1511 43% · #10 in the world
What the votes say
The world picks The Birth of Venus over The Creation of Adam, 57% to 43%. The Birth of Venus is #3 of the 130 paintings in the world ranking, and #1 of the 12 from the 15th century. The Creation of Adam is #10, and #1 of the 3 by Michelangelo.
The case for each
The Birth of Venus: Sandro Botticelli's goddess arriving on a shell, painted in the 1480s in Florence, one of the first large paintings of a classical myth since antiquity, now in the Uffizi.
The Creation of Adam: Michelangelo's fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling (1508-1512): God reaching out to Adam, their nearly touching fingers among the most copied images in the world.
Side by side
| The Birth of Venus | The Creation of Adam | |
|---|---|---|
| World rank | #3 | #10 |
| Artist | Sandro Botticelli | Michelangelo |
| Year | 1485 | 1511 |