Russian Woman Wants to Dress Michelangelo’s ‘David’

[Piling]

No, bigotry is not only islamic

Residents in St. Petersburg, Russia, will vote on whether or not to censor a 16-foot-tall plastic copy of Michelangelo‘s David, which has become the source of controversy in the city in recent days.

It now stands in front of St. Ann’s Lutheran church as part of the exhibition, “Michelangelo: The Creation of the World,” which also includes animated recreations of the Renaissance master’s Sistine Chapel frescoes, as well as works by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael to Giotto, Sandro Botticelli, and Titian, according to the exhibition press release.

Related: Michelangelo’s David Threatened by Earthquakes

“How could you put this bloke without any trousers on in the center of St Petersburg, next to a school and a church?” wrote a local women in a letter about the 16-foot statue, quoted by Lenta and translated the by the BBC. “This giant spoils the city’s historic appearance and warps children’s souls.”

Read more :

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/russians-dress-michelangelo-david-328717

[Anthea]

No, bigotry is not only islamic

Residents in St. Petersburg, Russia, will vote on whether or not to censor a 16-foot-tall plastic copy of Michelangelo‘s David, which has become the source of controversy in the city in recent days.

It now stands in front of St. Ann’s Lutheran church as part of the exhibition, “Michelangelo: The Creation of the World,” which also includes animated recreations of the Renaissance master’s Sistine Chapel frescoes, as well as works by Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael to Giotto, Sandro Botticelli, and Titian, according to the exhibition press release.

Related: Michelangelo’s David Threatened by Earthquakes

“How could you put this bloke without any trousers on in the center of St Petersburg, next to a school and a church?” wrote a local women in a letter about the 16-foot statue, quoted by Lenta and translated the by the BBC. “This giant spoils the city’s historic appearance and warps children’s souls.”

Read more :

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/russians-dress-michelangelo-david-328717

You will have to let us know what the results are

Will they put a raincoat on him such as the ones flashers wear - a flasher being someone who wears a coat to cover his penis that is hanging out from his trousers - he then opens his coat to give women a quick flash (look) at his penis

[Piling]

Here is a good quick flash :

[Londoner]

I think just a towel around his private part, will do.

[Piling]

Or perhaps Tarzan's pants :

[Anthea]

This reminds me of an old advert:

"If you want a fruity treat - unzip a banana"

[Piling]

OMG

[Londoner]

I wonder how he managed to do this sculpture so precisely. It seems he has taken a special care to the hair over the private part. I read some where that he was homosexual.

[Piling]

Humanism in Renaissance exalted the Human Body as a reflect of divine and especially the manly attributes : the 'virtu' = virility. For a female body they insisted on the 'venus' aspect : beauty and love.

But Michelangelo had an obvious preference for male body and he wrote some poems dedicated to an unknown young man probably Tommaso de Cavalieri.

[Anthea]

Perhaps Michelangelo found it easier to work on male bodies because in the absence of a model he could look in a mirror

[Londoner]

Perhaps Michelangelo found it easier to work on male bodies because in the absence of a model he could look in a mirror

Didn't he paint Venice merchant wife?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michelangelo