Tuesday, April 6, 2010

What I came across while making fact sheets for one of my classes:

Michelangelo Buonarroti, David, from Piazza della Signoria, Florence, Italy, 1501-1504. Marble, 17' high. Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence.

Juxtaposed with
Florence Studio, Wonderful World, "Beautifully Big" collection, David.

And
Sandro Botticelli, Birth of Venus, ca. 1484-1486. Tempera on canvas, 5' 9" x 9' 2". Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.

With

Florence Studio, Wonderful World, "Beautifully Big" collection, Venus.

Ohh yes. My god. Trashy, gaudy. Art imitating life? They're both unrealistic in some way: Michelangelo's idealized David versus Florence Studio's musculature on the surface of his fat.

Florence Studio

1 comment:

Christine said...

hahahahahaha :D i love this.