Okay, anyone who got a bit of a freaky feel from that title: it’s not as bad as you think. But there are certain perks to being an Art History student, and one certainly is the load of image material thrown at your head… One statue, “Venus and Adonis” by Antonio Canova, definitely caught my eye. Not because it’s rather pretty -which it is- but because it holds an unexpected surprise. From the front you would never guess it, but behind the couple sits an unexplainable dog, who adoringly stares up at the well-sculpted asses of the main twosome. I guess it may have something to do with the stability of the sculpture, but still… funny sight.
PS: That’s a very tiny fig leaf, don’t you agree?
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The dog certainly takes an advantageous position.
Btw, the fig leaf is small coz ancient Greek culture seems to link big penis with stupidity. That’s why… (How can that be right? lol)
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Thanks for enlightening me! Poor Venus… Let’s hope for her then that Mr Adonis’ intelligent tongue is put to better uses…