What is the Sistine Chapel ceiling scene about Noah’s Flood called?

The Sistine Chapel ceiling scene about Noah’s Flood is called The Deluge. Michelangelo placed this fresco among the nine central panels illustrating episodes from Genesis. It depicts people trying to escape rising waters while Noah’s Ark appears in the distance, linking the human drama to the biblical account of the Flood.

The Deluge is the second major Genesis scene in the sequence, after The Separation of Land and Water and before The Sacrifice of Noah. Michelangelo’s arrangement does not follow the visual scale of the biblical events in a simple modern storybook style; the panels are integrated into a larger architectural and theological program.

The three Noah scenes occupy the end of the ceiling sequence: The Deluge, The Sacrifice of Noah, and The Drunkenness of Noah. They are sometimes confused with other Genesis panels, especially The Creation of Adam, which is much more widely reproduced. The Deluge is distinctive for its crowded landscape and threatened survivors.