
Originally conceived as just one part of the sculptor’s giant Gates of Hell, the embracing lovers are alleged to be Paolo and Francesca, who were real folks however immortalised as a lustful couple in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Surely the Preston nude can’t be the one one that brought on some controversy on the time… Artistic nudes have had an advanced history, tied up with the male gaze, the public perception of what was ‘decent’ at completely different instances in historical past, faith, and plenty of different factors. There isn’t any particular reaction recorded to this explicit painting, but it set …
