Aestera on DeviantArthttps://www.deviantart.com/aestera/art/Ever-mooned-the-pope-216250029Aestera

Deviation Actions

Aestera's avatar

Ever mooned the pope?

By
Published:
1.3K Views

Description

According to Michelangelo's journals, Raphael Sanzio and another artist convinced the pope that the sculptor was "the best man for the job." Since Raphael knew that Michelangelo had never done a fresco before, Michelangelo believed that it was his way of eliminating the competition. Anyway, the pope convinced Michelangelo to paint the frescos on the Sistine Chapel ceiling (rather rudely).
Many spectators have been curious about "The Creation of Night and Day," a panel in the center of the ceiling depicting a scene from The Book of Genesis. Michelangelo appears to have painted something strange: the person on the left who is flying away from God appears to have (subtly) lowered his robe to reveal his...err lower area. People have done research, and there is a person with distinct likeness to God in this painting: Pope Julius II. Therefore, they have come to the conclusion that Michelangelo painted himself mooning the pope...just another reason why not to get an artist upset with you.

Sorry for the bad quality of the picture...I wasn't supposed to be taking pictures in the Sistine Chapel:P
Image size
1554x726px 503.94 KB
Make
NIKON CORPORATION
Model
NIKON D3000
Shutter Speed
10/150 second
Aperture
F/3.5
Focal Length
18 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jun 20, 2011, 5:23:15 AM
© 2011 - 2024 Aestera
Comments2
Join the community to add your comment. Already a deviant? Log In
GreyCorbie's avatar
Oh my XD That's brilliant! I don't think there's anything too subtle about that!