ideologically and historically i don't agree with catholicism but they went off with depicting homoerotic men in various states of pain and euphoria - ThreadSky

belllmonts.bsky.social • 101 days ago

ideologically and historically i don't agree with catholicism but they went off with depicting homoerotic men in various states of pain and euphoria

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boltboutamon.bsky.social•101 days ago

The 4th picture always lives rent free in my head

belllmonts.bsky.social•101 days ago

i think getting to see that sculpture in person would fix me...

boltboutamon.bsky.social•101 days ago

Honestly!!

wistful-siren.bsky.social•101 days ago

Did you know there's 2 of that particular one, if I remember correctly?
The first statue of lucifer was too sexy and distracting so they shoved it behind the pulpit and commissioned that less sexier version in the picture.

belllmonts.bsky.social•101 days ago

oh yeah i love the original sculpture too! very mindful, very demure~

wistful-siren.bsky.social•101 days ago

Ye! Here's the wiki link and I had it BACKWARDS. The 1ST was kinda sexy so they went to the brother who made a sexier one and it was a mess lmao
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_g%C3%A9nie_du_mal

boltboutamon.bsky.social•101 days ago

Omg I love this info thank you lol