Today we went to the accademia. Yesterday we went to the pini palace. The art was nice. The sculpting was superb. David with his slingshot was nude. Today we don't think much about seeing David nude. We imagined that during the Rennaiscance period people were shocked at his nudity. I wonder how shocked people actually were and when the transition from shock to acceptance came about. I am assuming that as more and more nude statues emerged they were less sensitive to these images... However, in today's day and age we have become accustomed to seeing these images and accept them as art. A rebirth of the ways of old.
Anyway, I'm sure people would like to see some of the photos of the famous David and other statues so here are some that I have enjoyed taking pictures of:
(interesting side note: for the people of Florence, the David was their symbol. For the Medici, Hercules was their symbol.... a means to scare David?? NEVER!)
(these were taken in front of the uffizi)
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