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Friday, February 11, 2022

Diem aussi


This one had no date attached, only "Diem aussi."  Google says that means "day also."
Whatever.  The handsome middle aged man suits our purpose well.



 

6 comments:

  1. If I may say so, no offense meant, but the males in these artworks have cocks that are larger than the "ideal classical" dick. Had they "gotten over" that idea by the 19th 'Century?

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    1. These are "academic" works, i.e. part of learning. The objective was to represent the models as accurately as possible, so getting the penis size true to the original was part of the class assignment.

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    2. Yup, "draw what you see"! The honesty of the artists is good to see to give us an idea of what a 19th century model really looked like. The way things hang naturally, not an idealised version.

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  2. Once again Jerry. Many thanks for this thought-provoking series of posts.

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  3. When I first saw this piece, I thought the model must have been hauntingly beautiful: this man would have been a total turn-on. "Day also" didn't make much sense to me. According to ImTranslator, "Diem aussi" is translated as "die too." If accurate, it gives me an entirely different feeling. Is this the artist's statement? Or is the man represented saying this? It's unsettling, but I'm still smitten by his looks.

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    1. He reminds me of Thomas Eakins' student, model, and art school janitor Franklin Schenck, a beautiful man, inside and out.

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