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“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
After the artist's death
married couple
with his skill
his students
Andrea Mantegna
protective glass
day before she died
some changes were made to the imag
sometimes
canvas
arrest of Pankhurst
unconditional recognition
increasing interest in the works of painting
most likely
medieval painting
he suggested that Parrasia should
more useful than those filled
Holofernes became outstanding works
so that Beatrice was
first ballet school in Japan
were simply broken off
intelligent
was fond of magic
unfolding struggle against excessive
artist’s contribution
his daughters
slightly mysterious
was later bought by the English King
complement each other
but with colleagues
recognized
visible
and those just did not come
but also to object
posed
became famous not only
single line of the forehead
tried not one
orders of King Louis
causing associations
romantics have always sought
created a huge number of works
human mind
manner in which the picture
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