There are lots of stories floating around about the relationship between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II. From my understanding Michelangelo refused the commission because he saw himself as a sculpture not a painter. Also I believe that Michelangelo was lacking faith in the ruling of Pope Julius II. But Michelangelo really had no choice but to paint the ceiling when the Pope threatened to excommunicate Michelangelo and the members of his family from the Church. This was not a possibility. So Michelangelo went to Vatican City. There are some elements in the fresco that I see as Michelangelo's way of getting back at the Pope.. eg: There is a very impressive image of God's behind in the panel depicting the creation of the Sun and the Moon. It seemd to me that Michelangelo painted God's bum to make the Pope angry see
http://www.wga.hu/tours/sistina/index1.html There is also a part of the the pannel of the Expulsion of Adam and Eve the part that you dont usually see where Adam and Eve seem to be in an uncompromising position when God comes to visit them. (I think that the apple taught them a little more then God thought)
http://www.wga.hu/tours/sistina/index1.html I know that this part of the bible (Creation) was very important to many people. The reasoning for having all of these paintings on the walls
was to help tell the stories. They were used as reference points for the Pope in his sermons. The creation is the start of the family line that leads to David. Which Mary is a part of..That is why she is most often painted with lions around her. In the below link Campin has placed lions on the corners of the bench that she sits on.
http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Christmas_Story/annunc.html for research, I have found that the Art Bulletin has been very helpfull. (It just takes a long time looking through indexes to find the right topic)
http://www.collegeart.org/caa/publications/AB/artbulletin.html
There are lots of stories floating around about the relationship between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II. From my understanding Michelangelo refused the commission because he saw himself as a sculpture not a painter. Also I believe that Michelangelo was lacking faith in the ruling of Pope Julius II. But Michelangelo really had no choice but to paint the ceiling when the Pope threatened to excommunicate Michelangelo and the members of his family from the Church. This was not a possibility. So Michelangelo went to Vatican City. There are some elements in the fresco that I see as Michelangelo's way of getting back at the Pope.. eg: There is a very impressive image of God's behind in the panel depicting the creation of the Sun and the Moon. It seemd to me that Michelangelo painted God's bum to make the Pope angry see http://www.wga.hu/tours/sistina/index1.html There is also a part of the the pannel of the Expulsion of Adam and Eve the part that you dont usually see where Adam and Eve seem to be in an uncompromising position when God comes to visit them. (I think that the apple taught them a little more then God thought)http://www.wga.hu/tours/sistina/index1.html I know that this part of the bible (Creation) was very important to many people. The reasoning for having all of these paintings on the walls 
was to help tell the stories. They were used as reference points for the Pope in his sermons. The creation is the start of the family line that leads to David. Which Mary is a part of..That is why she is most often painted with lions around her. In the below link Campin has placed lions on the corners of the bench that she sits on. http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Christmas_Story/annunc.html for research, I have found that the Art Bulletin has been very helpfull. (It just takes a long time looking through indexes to find the right topic)
http://www.collegeart.org/caa/publications/AB/artbulletin.html
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