The Creation (Haydn) of tone painting, perhaps an inspiration to Haydn's own pervasive use of this device in "The Creation". The text of "The Creation" has a long history. The three sources are Genesis, the Biblical book of Psalms, and John Milton's "Paradise Lost". In 1795, when Haydn was leaving England, the impresario Johann Peter Salomon (1745–1815) who had arranged his concerts there handed him a new poem entitled "The Creation of the World". This original had been offered to Handel, but the old master had not worked on it, as its wordiness meant that it would have been 4 hours in length
The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Vegetation another image of God points towards the Sun with his right hand and toward the faint Moon with his left. His face expresses the force needed for the creation of the abode of living beings. The abstract patterns of drapery emphasize the motion of both figures of God. "The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Planets" is featured on the postage stamps of Vatican City (issue of 1994) and India (issue of 1975). The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Vegetation The Creation of the Sun, Moon and Vegetation, (sometimes The Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Plants or The