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.
Located in south Asheville, the Asheville campus of Montreat College is home to their School of Professional and Adult Studies. Montreat College is a four-year coeducational, Christian liberal arts college with an established heritage of over 75 years with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
The headquarters of the Blue Ridge Parkway. is located in Asheville, North Carolina, a city well known to literary figures including Carl Sandburg, Thomas Wolfe and F. Scott Fitzgerald. Exploration of their homes and haunts in the Asheville area presents an interesting side trip and a one or two day break from driving.