How many scenes from Genesis appear in the central panels of the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

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Michelangelo An engraving of Michelangelo derived from a portrait of the artist by Jacopino del Conte after 1535.

The central panels of the Sistine Chapel ceiling feature nine scenes from the book of Genesis. These frescoes depict the narrative from the creation of the world and God’s relationship with humanity to the fall from grace and the story of Noah.12