Episode 206 - Michelangelo's Last Judgment Part I
Rebuilding The Renaissance · Rocky Ruggiero
December 28, 202221m 59s
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Show Notes
Twenty-four years after completing its ceiling, Michelangelo returned to the Sistine Chapel to paint its altar wall. His gigantic "Last Judgment" took five years to complete and scandalized Rome as many of its holy characters were depicted in the nude. This podcast examines the history of the commission of Michelangelo's great fresco.