Work by a 72-year-old homosexual inspired by his younger male lovers. The same type of inspiration used for male nude frescoes in Vatican bathrooms.
Drives home the point that mixing religion and erotica are nothing new.
You might wish to read up on art history: Sistine ceiling was finished by a 37yrs old (1512), Judgment was finished by a 66yrs old (1541). In his 70s he was painting the walls of the Capella Paolina - next door to the Sistine, but completely different. And it was Leonardo who was a homo, while Michelangelo was merely manic-depressive. Besides, with his personal hygiene [his father advised him never to wash] getting younger lovers must have been problematic, to say the least.
Work by a 72-year-old homosexual inspired by his younger male lovers. The same type of inspiration used for male nude frescoes in Vatican bathrooms.
You must be joking. That old saw was debunked years ago.
Both play on intense emotional experiences. It's not a coincidence that the word "ecstasy" shows up in writings on both.
Other than he worked in an artistic climate that revisited classical ideals, there is nothing to indicate that Michelangelo was gay. He has been claimed by the buttsex crowd for the same reason they have claimed Lincoln and Jesus Christ. They reproduce by recruiting. Historical figures lend legitimacy to their deviant lifestyle.