\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \pard\tx150\tx870\tx1590\tx2310\tx3030\tx3750\tx4470\tx5190\tx5910\tx6630\ATXts240\qj\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs24 The time of mercy is over. No
w, it is the time of justice. Even \b \cf4 \ATXht71300 Mary\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 , the mother of mankind who can intercede for sinner children, seems to close up in her sorrow. \par
In these tormented figures Michelangelo expresses his anxiety and the uncert
ainty of his generation with great sensitivity, torn to pieces by the Reform of \b \cf4 \ATXht71200 Luther\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 proclaimed in 1517 and wounded by the Sack of Rome in 1527.\par