Michelangelo, Adam, detail from the Sistine Chapel, 1512, fresco
Mark Rothko, No. 14, 1960
| Michelangelo | Rothko |
| Form | Yes | No |
| Light | Yes | Yes |
| Depth | Yes | No |
| Humanity | Yes | No |
| Shadow | Yes | No |
| Composition | Yes | Yes |
| Visual Perception | Yes | No |
| Reality | Yes | No |
| Depicts Emotion | Yes | No |
| Gesture | Yes | No |
| Line | Yes | No |
| Anatomy | Yes | No |
| Color | Yes | Yes |
| Color Theory | Yes | No |
| Light Theory | Yes | No |
| Philosophy | Yes | No |
| Proportion | Yes | No |
| Psychological Insight | Yes | No |
| Optics | Yes | Yes |
| Abstraction as an End | No | Yes |
| Abstraction as a Tool | Yes | No |
| Theme | Yes | No |
| Subject Matter | Yes | No |
| Body Language | Yes | No |
| Introspection | Yes | Yes |
Frame of References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_Chapel_ceiling
https://www.rothkochapel.org/
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Michael Newberry 
Michael! This is brilliant.
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Thank you! : )