Along the centre of the ceiling are nine scenes depicting the Story of Creation, the Downfall of Humanity and the Story of Noah as told in the Book of Genesis. Image:First Day of Creation.jpg|The First Day of Creation, God divides light from Darkness. This was the final narrative to be painted. Image:Dividing Light from Darkness.jpg|Detail of the figure of God, which was painted by Michelangelo in a single day and may represent Michelangelo himself, painting the ceiling. File:The_Creation_of_the_Sun_and_the_Moon,_Michelangelo_(1508-1512).jpg|To the left, God creates the Earth and, to the right, God creates the Sun to light the day and the Moon to light the night. Image:Dividing water from Heaven.jpg|God separating the waters from the heavens. (Context) File:Earth_Water's_separation.jpg|Se