When the " fig leaf " was removed , what was discovered about the figure below and to the right of St. Bartholomew in Michelango 's " The Last Judgement " ?
The bearded figure of St. Bartholomew holding the skin was theorized to depict the satirist and erotic writer Pietro Aretino , who had tried to extort a valuable drawing from Michelangelo ; this theory has been conclusively refuted because the conflict between Michelangelo and zed Aretino did not occur until 1545 , seven years after the fresco 's completion .