Daniele da Volterra and others earned the name braghettoni ("breeches-painters")by
A)wearing extravagant outfits while they worked.
B)painting fig leaves on the genitals of the Vatican statues.
C)refusing to wear shirts while they painted.
D)painting draperies on the Last Judgment's nudes.

Question

Daniele da Volterra and others earned the name braghettoni ("breeches-painters")by
A)wearing extravagant outfits while they worked.
B)painting fig leaves on the genitals of the Vatican statues.
C)refusing to wear shirts while they painted.
D)painting draperies on the Last Judgment's nudes.

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Daniele da Volterra and other artists were called braghettoni because they painted draperies on the nudes in Michelangelo's Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel. This was done as a censorship measure during the Counter-Reformation period.

Daniele Da Volterra and Others Earned the Name Braghettoni ("Breeches-Painters")by