A stunning Renaissance-style painting by a Chesham resident, which honours our NHS workers, has taken blown up on social media.
In the week that Prime Minister Boris Johnson himself was treated in intensive care, and the numbers of people with Covid-19 continues to increase, the artwork by 20 year-old Amber Hunt became popular across various social media platforms.
Inspired by Michelangelo's Creation of Adam, which he painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512, in the original painting the hand of God reaches to touch the hand of Adam.
But in the image by Amber the hand of God is replaced by a "be-gloved frontline worker, providing a healing touch to mankind."
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Florist Amber painted the image in acrylics on reinforced paper.
Amber, who is currently in lockdown with her family, said: "I wanted to show support for the NHS workers that are helping us all at the moment and show them that, like the Renaissance artists they will go down in history.
"I think everyone is having a lot of time to reflect at the moment, and I think that once this is over people won't take things for granted so much, and that's got to be a good thing.
"I'm usually a bit iffy about social media, because there is always so much judgement, but the feedback I have received on this painting has been wonderful, people got what I was trying to say and I think it's a relatable image."
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