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b_b · 4670 days ago · link · · parent · post: Art's classical nudes get Photoshopped to be skinnier (NSFW)
I would have to assume so. There are a lot of art historians who have written specifically about the burly arms, legs and shoulders on the Renaissance female nudes. It seems to be a common thought that this happened because 1) many of the models were actually male, and 2) homosexuality was pervasive, but latent among Europe's elite in the Renaissance (which is certainly not mutually exclusive from point 1). I think the ideal female now is, although harsh at times in its judgment of the not-so-skinny, much more feminine.
thenewgreen · 4670 days ago · link ·
I don't know... Alexandre Cabanel's version was pretty feminine imo. There's that great scene in Pulp Fiction when Bruce Willis' Girlfriend describes how it's a shame that the things that are the most appealing to the touch aren't what we find the most appealing to the eye.
When I was in college one Halloween I hooked up with a girl that was dressed as "Monica Lewinsky". She was hefty, it was fun. I liked her pot-belly: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOfNk7TxASo I've said too much.
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I hope you're wife isn't on Hubski. How dare you fondly reminisce about taggin a fatty on Valentine's Day?!
That's a classic scene, but I can't say I find pot bellies cute on anything but a baby pig. Check out Michelangelo's Fall from Grace to get a great example of a classic Renaissance man-woman. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=michelangelo+fall+from+grace&...
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