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I chose this article because it has some great history about the
early beginnings of the painting such as Pope Clement VII was
the one who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the
resurrection for the chapel. Clement died before Michelangelo
could bgin the project, but his successor, Pope Paul III renewed
the commission. The painting was not exactly what was seen in
1541, when it displayed even more flesh, including full frontal
nudity of some figures. For this, it was heavily criticized. Critics
also talked about the configuration of some of the figures with
them being rather suggestive.