Well, according to Monty Python, the Pope did put some restrictions on Michelangelo’s artistic license: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Aj7W3g1qo
Amazingly enough, this was based on a real incident involving a real 16th century painting (The Feast in the House of Levi), though the actual artist was Paolo Veronese, not Michelangelo. His explanations at an interrogation by the Inquisition are obviously the basis for Monty Python’s skit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feast_in_the_House_of_Levi
Well, according to Monty Python, the Pope did put some restrictions on Michelangelo’s artistic license: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9Aj7W3g1qo
Amazingly enough, this was based on a real incident involving a real 16th century painting (The Feast in the House of Levi), though the actual artist was Paolo Veronese, not Michelangelo. His explanations at an interrogation by the Inquisition are obviously the basis for Monty Python’s skit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Feast_in_the_House_of_Levi