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hay rick

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9. Michelangelo all over again.

Reply to teach1st (Original post)

Thu Feb 1, 2024, 08:53 PM

Feb 2024

The controversy over nudity in the Sistine Chapel continued after Michelangelo’s death. The artist Daniele da Volterra was hired to cover up some of the genitals in The Last Judgement by adding fig leaves and loincloths, which earned him the nickname “Il Braghettone” (“The breeches maker”).

https://www.througheternity.com/en/blog/art/nudity-and-controversy-in-the-sistine-chapel.html#