were simply broken off
“Great castration”: How covered up the shame in paintings and sculptures at different times
The history of art knows many examples when, at a change in cultural epochs, works created by predecessors begin to be perceived not quite rightly. Probably the most significant in this case is an example of the appearance of fig leaves on antique statues. For the sake of moral preservation in the Middle Ages, thousands of ancient masterpieces were subjected to “great castration.” Interestingly, this tradition today takes on a “second wind”. Continue reading
artist’s contribution
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medieval painting
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After the artist's death
orders of King Louis
arrest of Pankhurst
causing associations
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first ballet school in Japan
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was fond of magic
but with colleagues
his students
Andrea Mantegna
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became famous not only
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intelligent
increasing interest in the works of painting
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romantics have always sought
was later bought by the English King
his daughters
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he suggested that Parrasia should
human mind
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manner in which the picture
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complement each other
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with his skill
unconditional recognition
slightly mysterious
created a huge number of works
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