Comments on: Anal Fisting, By Michelangelo

By: anon

anon — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:27:36 +0000

ive been to the chapple yes the picture is there and its supposed to be the punishment of the sodomites

By: Bacchus

Bacchus — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:32:53 +0000

LOL — it’s not fisting, it’s ball-squeezing.

I honestly do appreciate the information, and everyone’s helpful comments. But I’m no less amused than I was before.

By: Disegni

Disegni — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 07:44:10 +0000

From the large-format 1997 Abrams published “Michelangelo–The Last Judgment”, Section VII Descending Vices: The damned soul…bites his fist to stifle the pain of a sharp tug on his testicles, which he gropes for with his splayed right hand.”

The large pictures on the book’s pages 99, 100-101 clearly show a demon’s hand outside the sinner holding on to the sinner’s balls (clearly visible unobstructed by any drapery).

I visited the Sistine Chapel in 2001 and studied the Last Judgment for over two hours: no fisting depicted, only ball yanking.

As for SydneyGal’s question about Yellow’s hand, Yellow and Green to the right and Lavender to the right of Green are all (angels) raising their right hands preparing to smack down Vice-laden sinners to Hell: Yellow’s brow is strongly furrowed and it looks angry…no “consensual” fisting.

There are actually much more genitally-violating renditions of Last Judgment punishment by artists before and after Michelangelo…his take is really not very extreme.

By: SydneyGal

SydneyGal — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:46:04 +0000

What about the right-hand side? That fellow in the yellow robe appears to be doing something similar to the upside-down guy? Otherwise, where has Yellow’s hand gone?

Michelangelo’s quite the pornographer, apparently.

By: Fausten

Fausten — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 19:08:46 +0000

Okay, okay, so the image does exist, even though the gesture of the fisting devil is not as explicit as in the drawing. There is also a lot of drapery that looks like it might have been added to protect innocent bystanders from the implications of this theological free-for-all. As I recently said: different pokes for different folks.

By: alex99a

alex99a — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 13:31:15 +0000

Is it really there? In the image from the second link that Ken provides, there clearly is a space between the outstretched hand of the reaching figure and the backside of the other one. Certainly something is IMPLIED, but it is by no means as clear-cut as the sketch. If the sketch is indeed a copy from the original, it looks to me like some liberties were taken with the arrangement.

By: Bacchus

Bacchus — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 01:30:12 +0000

Thanks guys, it’s there sure enough!