An older and more thoughtful Michelangelo originally accepted the commission for this important painting from Pope Clement VII. The original subject of the mural was the resurrection, but with the Pope's death, his successor, Pope Paul III, felt the Last Judgment was a more fitting subject for 1530s Rome. While traditional medieval last judgments showed figures dressed according to their social positions, Michelangelo created a new standard.
List of colleges and universities near Asheville, North Carolina. There are 20 colleges within 50 miles of Asheville. Located in North Carolina with a population of 83,393, the closest colleges are ranked by distance from Asheville. The nearest college is Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College at a distance of 0.2 miles from Asheville center.
The privately owned house and estate are now a major tourist attraction. Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The city's population was 83,393 according to the 2010 United States census. It is the principal city in the four-county Asheville metropolitan area, with a population of 424,858 in 2010.