If the purpose of art is to create an emotional response, be it positive or negative, then Michaelangelo succeeded. If controversy is the result of that response, then again, the work of art is a success. ... Having been to the Sistine Chapel on more than one occasion, I have always found my focus to be different each time. Does that mean my first interpretation was wrong? I think not ... it only means that my perspective has changed and that I am considering more than one reason behind the work.