Talk:The Last Judgment (Michelangelo)

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[edit] Darth Vader

Has anyone else ever heard the theory that George Lucas got his inspiration for the shape of the Darth Vader mask from the negative space (blue) in the Last Judgment? I'd love to be able to substantiate this. Slugokramer (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 19:12, 26 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Misspelled

Before I make the move, is there a reason the article title misspells "judgment" as "judgement?" Tromboneguy0186 15:14, 6 May 2006 (UTC)


It can be spelled either way. Judgement

Judgment

The Modern Prometheus 23:05, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Nonetheless, it should be Judgement because: A) in US English either spelling is ok, but in UK English "Judgment" is a spelling mistake., B) here as elsewhere, art historians use Judgement far more often - 5450 vs 3970 in google scholar. Johnbod (talk) 04:29, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Self-Portrait

I was under the impression that Michelangelo depicted himself as the hanging skin due to his guilt regarding his homosexuality. Can anyone comment on this. Any sources available in order to confirm that someone else is of the same opinion?


[edit] Pictures

I think that there should be one large picture of the last judgement and then the smaller picture of Michelangelo's skin below. If someone could do that, I think that would help the article greatly.

[edit] Reply to Self-Portrait

It is not universally agreed that Michelangelo was homosexual at all. Ross King in his detailed "MICHELANGELO AND THE POPE'S CEILING" gives his theory that the artist was mostly celibate (p. 197), that his avoidance of women combined with a few close friendships with men had sparked rumors. King does not discuss the mystery of the skin/portrait. CharlesTheBold 02:54, 12 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Cardinal Carafa

I'm wondering how there was a dispute, since according to the Cardinal Carafa article, he had been dead for 20 years. Gamaliel (talk) 19:33, 4 March 2008 (UTC)