tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074361.post7987204440430717426..comments2024-01-01T14:54:26.802+01:00Comments on The Commonplace Book of Zadok the Roman: A questionZadok the Romanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03264864126510840069noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074361.post-13543867027196953952008-01-15T14:18:00.000+01:002008-01-15T14:18:00.000+01:00If I remember correctly from Hibbard's book on Mic...If I remember correctly from Hibbard's book on Michelangelo (my copy is in Upstate NY) most art historians think the chapel is repeating the occidentation of the basilica - but it's clear the selection of Last Judgment for the W Wall is very late in the building's history. Maybe it's a use of geographical west for last judgement, maybe not.CrankyProfessorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03586787351738086368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074361.post-68295014096239766512008-01-14T03:29:00.000+01:002008-01-14T03:29:00.000+01:00I failed to mention that it is said that the theme...I failed to mention that it is said that the theme for the fresco was chosen after the Sack of Rome in 1527 (the fresco was begun in 1536, I believe). Many interpreted the pillaging of Rome as a divine punishment for the moral corruption of the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7074361.post-30710241368438857152008-01-14T03:21:00.000+01:002008-01-14T03:21:00.000+01:00Look carefully at the placement of the atlar cross...Look carefully at the placement of the atlar cross in relation to Michelangelo’s fresco. The crucifix does not merely stand in juxtaposition to the image of the risen Christ. The cross stands in front of the entrance to Hell. It is through the power of the cross that the power of Satan is vanquished.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com