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Religions 2012, 3, 344–356; doi:10.3390/rel3020344 OPEN ACCESS religions ISSN 2077-1444 /journal/religions Article Art, Trent, and Michelangelo’s “Last Judgment” John OMalley Department of Theology, Georgetown University Washington, Washington DC 20057, USA; E-Mail: Jwo9@ Received: 6 April 2012; in revised form: 24 April 2012 / Accepted: 25 April 2012 / Published: 25 April 2012 Abstract: Michelangelo’s ―Last Judgment‖ in the Sistine Chapel is one of the world’s most famous paintings, completed in 1542. Greatly admired, it was also criticized for the frontal nudity of some of the