Art, Trent, and Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment”

Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s most famous paintings, completed in 1542. Greatly admired, it was also criticized for the frontal nudity of some of the figures. Twenty-two years later, 1564, the nudity was painted over, an action attributed to the Council o...

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Published in:Religions
Main Author: O'Malley, John W. 1927-2022 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2012]
In: Religions
Year: 2012, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 344-356
Further subjects:B lascivious
B Council of Trent
B Charles de Guise
B Catherine de’ Medici
B Michelangelo
B Iconoclasm
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Summary:Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” in the Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s most famous paintings, completed in 1542. Greatly admired, it was also criticized for the frontal nudity of some of the figures. Twenty-two years later, 1564, the nudity was painted over, an action attributed to the Council of Trent, 1545-1563. To what extent is that attribution correct?
ISSN:2077-1444
Contains:Enthalten in: Religions
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3390/rel3020344