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"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." ~ George Carlin |
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"I'm completely in favor of the separation of Church and State. My idea is that these two institutions screw us up enough on their own, so both of them together is certain death." ~ George Carlin |
 
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He stood motionless, naked, atop the cold marble pedestal, staring in amazement as the master artisan day by day, week by week turned the lifeless stone into a vision of beauty and strength. Rock was transforming into muscle, bone, skin and veins before his very eyes. Awed by the master's talent, he would be stunned to learn that the artisan felt the same awe gazing upon the perfection of his subject's body.
Michelangelo's David is one of the most revered works of art from the Renaissance. He is a model of male magnificence. Though I doubt the statue was based on one single model, I am sure the artist found his inspiration somewhere. Perhaps a series of young Florentine men stood in as King David during the three years he worked on the 17 foot marble statue. I allowed my imagination to have a crack at what a moment between the master and model might have been like.
Derek Fairclough said:
I've always loved Michelangelo's David... And I like the concept here... Mutual awe... Beautiful...Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 06:24 AM
Daniel said:
Michelangelo's model(s) would've been UNcircumcised.Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 12:08 PM
Michael Breyette (the artist) said:
Yeah, that's probably most likely, but Jews have been in Italy for 2000 years living closely along side Christians. Since Michelangelo was doing a statue of David, King of Israel maybe he sought out an 'authentic' model? It's fun to conjecture.Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at 02:13 PM |
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