1.2: Other Christian Art that Depicts Creation

• Meiere's Mosaic illustrates God's hand as large compared to the cloud above showing God's greatness and power
• Lines extend from God's hand to the edge of the circle in the mosaic, reflecting that God created the universe and that God's influence and power touch all things
• The mosaic conveys a greater sense of God as creator than the Michelangelo painting. Michelangelo only deals with one point of creation, while the mosaic shows God always creating
• The hand in the mosaic suggests the idea that God is infinite
• Some Christians are still uneasy about the depiction of the hand of God, as they think this suggests that God is like humans only in a much bigger form