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Originally posted by hoosier
By contrast, the ancient Romans/Greeks wanted their statues with teeny weenies (see David, et. al.)
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Surprise, surprise... wrong as usual...
1 - David was Reniassance Italian art
2 - David is normally proportional for a naked man in the cold or about to fight (
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs...idpisello.html)
3 - The Romans like to exagerate certain "physical" attributes, as a sign of good fortune; for both male and female patrons. Image below of enterance art to House of Vetii in Pompeii
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