Question

Name the person who told Bernini to study Michelangelo’s Last Judgment for two years to clarify his understanding of musculature?

Answer 1

Answer:

Pope Urban VIII

Explanation:

Pope Urban VIII was the head of the Catholic Church between 1623 and 1644. He was a strong supporter of the arts and was responsible for expanding the territory of the papal state. He was also strongly opposed to the ideas of Copernicus and Galileo. As a patron of the arts, he particularly favored the sculptor and architect Gian Lorenzo Bernini.