The art of the Vatican; being a brief history of the palace, and an account of the principal art treasures within its walls (1903)
Potter, Mary Knight, d. 1915 · Boston, L. C. Page & company · leaf 160
p down into a vast arch, abovewhich is Heaven, below. Earth and Hell. Orig-inally all the figures were nude, but while Michel-angelo was still living, the Pope had Daniele daVolterra, a follower of Michelangelo, put draperieson many of them. He was called in consequence** II Bragghettone, the… … LAST JUDGMENTBy Michelangelo; in Sistine Chapel Ube SIstinc (Tbapcl >39 riie central section is held by a band of giganticcherubs, who, blowing furiously upon long trumpets,are waking the dead. The forceful gusto of theseannouncers of the Day of Doom is so awe-compellingthat the very walls seem…
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