\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \pard\tx150\tx870\tx1590\tx2310\tx3030\tx3750\tx4470\tx5190\tx5910\tx6630\ATXts240\qc\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs24 \b The Saved who ascend to He
aven\par
\qj \b0 This group is clearly put against the other one which is on the right, since there are those who have risen after \b \cf4 \ATXht71003 Judgement\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and can ascend to enjoy eternal Glory, whereas on the other side are those
who deserved eternal punishment. \par
The invention of \b \cf4 \ATXht5 Michelangelo\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 lies in having put some of his "\b \cf4 \ATXht70101 angels\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 without wings" at the disposal of those rising to help those that have just
started getting used to coping with death to laboriously ascend towards heaven. \par
The group is made up of an exceptional series of nudes taken in different poses. However, they are all characterized by the anxiety of being before their Savior. Wh
at should be noticed is the group of three figures on the extreme right where an "\b \cf4 \ATXht70101 angel\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 " is reaching to men clinging to a rosary. \par
It is obvious reference to worshipping Mary for whom saying the rosary is a main
aspect, as well as to controversies \b \cf4 \ATXht71200 Martin Luther\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and other reformers had aroused against this. \par
Hence, Michelangelo strongly confirmed the validity of these religious practices for the salvation of one's soul
in this portrayal. In addition, the two clinging men are negroes and this has always been read as a reference to missionary work by the Church.\par