Philadelphia’s own version of Michelangelo’s The Creation of Adam unfolded — where else? — along Broad Street, shortly after the Eagles won their first-ever Super Bowl against the New England Patriots.

Maybe you’ve seen it: The now-viral photo has made its rounds all over the internet, showing two people touching fingertips while precariously hanging off of light poles down Philly’s main thoroughfare.

“It was a right time at the right place kind of moment.”

It was a right time at the right place kind of moment, said Neil Davis, the 23-year-old recent Rider University graduate from Cherry Hill, who took the original photo and noticed the uncanny resemblance to the painting.

Davis said he watched the game in New Jersey, but was Philly-bound no matter the outcome.

“Win or lose, I’m still going to Broad Street and I’m going to take pictures,” said Davis, who studied graphic design.

He made his way near City Hall and took the image. The next day, Davis uploaded the photo to social media, and his mother, Meryl Davis London, created the side-by-side image showing the hilarious similarities to the historical masterpiece.

He said he doesn’t know the two people in the picture, but wants to thank them.

Davis even has a title for the picture: The Creation of Super Bowl Champs.

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By: Patricia Madej

Date: February 7, 2018

Source: Philly.com