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Friday, January 28, 2022

Reni


This is "Hercules on the Pyre" by Guido Reni.

 

4 comments:

  1. When I see these, I can't help wondering if the models were that well built or if, maybe, the artist "idealized" them after studying anatomy.

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    1. Probably a combination of the two, although there is photographic evidence that the artists could be quite literal at times.

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    2. Agree on both counts. Some clearly "enhanced". But a fairly squat, well-built man could and can have such a musculature. As they don't fit the idealised physique, they tend to be used less for modelling. Even today, some men of this build assume that they would be unsuitable as a model.

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    3. You'd think that with all the "body type inclusiveness" that we see among women models, the male field would jump on the bandwagon.

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