Straight or gay, if he was the model, he would have made it bigger.

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ER — 4/11/2013 3:12:57 AM (archived)

My guess is that the Church, or his aristocratic patrons, expected certain specs to be followed.

I doubt if he was the model. "David" is a perfectly conditioned athlete, I doubt a middle-aged artist would have had the time to develop that kind of physique.

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And now...The other side of the story... - ER - 4/10/2013 1:58:02 PM
- If it had been any bigger and I had any more fun with it - - - - - bowser - 4/11/2013 1:23:29 AM
- Well, for a long time Michelangelo's "David" was considered the ideal male form. - RobVG - 4/11/2013 12:37:15 AM
  - there are mixed feelings regarding Michelangelo's sexuality... - FrankC - 4/11/2013 2:57:07 AM
    - Straight or gay, if he was the model, he would have made it bigger. - ER - 4/11/2013 3:12:57 AM
  - There is some evidence to suggest that Michelangelo was gay. - ER - 4/11/2013 2:15:38 AM
- Well... - FrankC - 4/11/2013 12:15:55 AM
  - I'm not sure how to interpret that stat... - ER - 4/11/2013 2:36:45 AM
- But, but... she said size doesn't matter!!! - alcaray - 4/10/2013 8:21:08 PM
- Re: And now...The other side of the story... - Jody - 4/10/2013 4:13:06 PM
  - Re: And now...The other side of the story... - Jody - 4/10/2013 4:17:31 PM
    - A lot easier to be a sinner if one has a sinnee, isn't it!! - bowser - 4/11/2013 1:25:04 AM
- And in a related study... - ER - 4/10/2013 2:06:52 PM
  - As Elain on Seinfled once opined: "I don't know how you guys walk around with those things." n/t - alcaray - 4/11/2013 12:33:59 AM
    - BSD - bowser - 4/11/2013 1:27:06 AM

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