Question

The above painting is Michelangelo Buonarroti's, Last Judgement. What is/was the source of inspiration for this

mous painting? What does the painting depict?

Answer 1

Historians believe that the inspiration for the painting were his visits to the public baths, where female and male prostitutes plied their trade. Its also believed that the painting stands as a depiction of the second coming of Christ. This is because it gives the impression that all of the r figures are circling the central figure of Christ, who gives the last judgement to the cursed.