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The Renaissance: Art & Science, Friday, 2nd period
The class would find their teachers pushing a Renaissance headpiece back and forth between them. "It's traditional," Steve said, "and you'll wear it much better than I would."
"I would never take art away from you," Tony replied smoothly, shoving it right on back at Steve.
"But I wear a cowl all the time," Steve countered, then glanced up at the class and smiled. "Hi! I'm sure that since you're looking at a week in New Zealand starting on Sunday, you're not remotely interested in learning today, but that's too bad."
"We have things to get started at least for after the break," Tony agreed, trying to just hide the headpiece. "Specifically introducing two of the most famous artists of the era, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo."
"Michelangelo is probably best known for his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, but he was also one of the most talented sculptures of his time. His work is still breath-stoppingly beautiful today," Steve said, "even if, well, the specifics of the female form seemed to have eluded him slightly."
"Some historians believe that it may have been due to a lack of female models for the work," Tony added with a laugh. "Which meant male models that were... tweaked slightly in the end."
Steve put a projection of some of Michelangelo's sculptures onto the wall. "Like this."
Did it look like the sculptor had just kinda...slapped some breasts up there? Yes.
"Can you all think of any other theories for this?" Tony asked the class.
"I would never take art away from you," Tony replied smoothly, shoving it right on back at Steve.
"But I wear a cowl all the time," Steve countered, then glanced up at the class and smiled. "Hi! I'm sure that since you're looking at a week in New Zealand starting on Sunday, you're not remotely interested in learning today, but that's too bad."
"We have things to get started at least for after the break," Tony agreed, trying to just hide the headpiece. "Specifically introducing two of the most famous artists of the era, Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo."
"Michelangelo is probably best known for his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, but he was also one of the most talented sculptures of his time. His work is still breath-stoppingly beautiful today," Steve said, "even if, well, the specifics of the female form seemed to have eluded him slightly."
"Some historians believe that it may have been due to a lack of female models for the work," Tony added with a laugh. "Which meant male models that were... tweaked slightly in the end."
Steve put a projection of some of Michelangelo's sculptures onto the wall. "Like this."
Did it look like the sculptor had just kinda...slapped some breasts up there? Yes.
"Can you all think of any other theories for this?" Tony asked the class.
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"Part of it can probably be attributed to some of the ingrained Christian hysteria of the period; men were the perfect ultimate form, and the female form is from Eve and therefore sinful. Or just artist preference. He's not the only artist from the period to go a more gender non-conforming route."
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