This segment discusses questions on the Holy Trinity based on the case study of Michelangelo’s fresco in the Sistine Chapel, the “Creation of the World”.

Pacheco on the scene about the Immaculate Conception of Mary notes that, although this scene has been depicted with Virgin Mary with Jesus as a Child in her arms, the most correct and common way to do it is to represent such a scene without the Child. She has, instead, her hands in her hands, surrounded by the sun, crowned with stars and the moon at her feet, with the cord of St. Francis around her.

Molanus defies the depiction of the Holy Mary and St.John the Baptist praying at the feet of Christ at the Final Judgement, since it is based on the false assumption of mediating for the dead.

Molanus condemns introducing lasciviousness and infamity in paintings of holy subjects as an act of blasphemy.

Molanus argues that saints and other holy figures should be depicted in the most truthful manner as possibile.

Edict of the Holy Office of Mexico describing some cavases that allegedly entered the kingdom and recommending that they be collected so that they do not continue to circulate. The Inquisition express the fear that the images convey Lutheran errors.

Molanus argues that also in profane art artists do not have full liberty of expression, because natural law prohibits this. Again, the relationship between art and writings is used by the author to make his argument, and he pleads that licentious art should be treated in the same way as licentious or heretical books.

Molanus affirms that the two thieves were attached to the cross in the same way as Christ.

Molanus argues that indecent and lascivious art should be forbidden because its message spreads from the eye to the soul and then corrupts it.

Molanus argues that artworks depicting virtuous persons from antiquity can inspire virtue in Christians nowadays.

A morisco, Gabriel Royo, said that he did not see the donkey, meaning by that the crucifix

In this part of the dialogue, M. Vincenzo further defines the poetic liberty (poetic licence).

The acceptability of paintings based on unestablished narratives depends on their propriety and probability and should be judged by the Church.

Molanus argues that since there is no clarity about how Simon the Cyrenian helped Christ bear the Cross, therefore paintings that show Christ walking in front while he carries the bottom of the Cross, as well as paintings in which Simone the Cyrenian supports the bottom of the Cross are both acceptable.

Molanus discusses the story of Zechariah who saw sin in the guise of a woman, because women give rise to the greatest vices through voluptuousness, therefore he concludes that it is correct to depict the ungodly as a woman.

Molanus counters the claims of the Anabaptists that certain virtues have been turned into fictive saints in the Catholic Church

In this passage, the participants discuss what they see as a new form of representation of the divine revelation initiated by Michelangelo.

One of the scenes of the Virgin Mary’s life represented by the artists and criticized by Pacheco is concerning her birth. The author states that is indecent to depict her body naked: following the same “rule” the artists should avoid doing it with the Infant Jesus representation, also with the Virgin’s body as a child should be respected, “with even more reason, as she is a woman”.

Molanus criticises the motif of Archangel Michael weighing the souls of the dead on a scale to assess their fate; he is often surrounded by Luficer or other develish creatures and angels.

Molanus argues that paintings of Christ should serve as a model of honesty and religion, therefore painting the Last Supper full of luxuries constitutes an act of blasphemy.

Molanus condemns collecting and the display of profane statues as a sin.

Edict of the Holy Office of Mexico describing some cavases that allegedly entered the kingdom and recommending that they be collected so that they do not continue to circulate. he Inquisition express the fear that the images convey Lutheran errors

Molanus argues that images of protestant reformers and other heritical figures should be prohibited by authorities.