The Last Judgment [1535-1541: in The Sistine Chapel] was an object of a bitter dispute between Cardinal Carafa and Michelangelo. Because he depicted naked figures, the artist was accused of immorality and obscenity. A censorship campaign (known as the "Fig-Leaf Campaign") was organized by Carafa and Monsignor Sernini (Mantua's ambassador) to remove the frescoes. When the Pope's own Master of Ceremonies, Biagio da Cesena, said "it was mostly disgraceful that in so sacred a place there should have been depicted all those nude figures, exposing themselves so shamefully, and that it was no work for a papal chapel but rather for the public baths and taverns," Michelangelo worked da Cesena's semblance into the scene as Minos, judge of the underworld. It is said that when he complained to the Pope, the pontiff responded that his jurisdiction did not extend to hell, so the portrait would have to remain.
The genitalia in the fresco were later covered by the artist Daniele da Volterra [in 1565], whom history remembers by the derogatory nickname "Il Braghettone" ("the breeches-painter").
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sistine_chapel#Michelangelo
and:
Vatican approves breast-feeding pictures of Virgin Mary
I'm not kidding: this article was published June 24, 2008.
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2.) Bill Henson is an Australian photographic artist. He recently faced controversy for an exhibit displaying nude teenagers.
On 6 June 2008 it was reported in The Age that police will not prosecute Bill Henson over his photographs of naked teenagers, after they were declared "mild and justified" and given a PG rating by the Office of Film and Literature Classification, suggesting viewing by children under the age of 16 should only occur under parental supervision.
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Henson
I kind of like his photos, controversy aside. You can click on the link below to see his works. The more controversial photos are not previewed: you must click on one that is (example Untitled #1) and then click on the photo to go to the next (example Untitled #2).
http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/artists/18/Bill_Henson/
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3.) Finally:
(1868 from Harper's Bazaar)
from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modesty#Body_modesty
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