Michelangelo's David Said Normally Built

[davidinalameda]

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/briefs/20050221/davidpisello.html

Measurements of Michelangelo's David have shown that all is normal in the naked marble man, though he could have been a little better endowed.

The towering sculpture acclaimed for its depiction of male physical perfection, has always been the subject of jokes among Florentines and tourists for the modest dimensions of his "pisello."

But according to a study to be published at the end of this month by the Dutch Institute for Art History, in Florence, David's genitals are anatomically correct for a male body in a "pre-fight tension."


what is pre-fight tension?

[Radio_Lady]

1. Hm-m-m... small because all of his adrenalin...

... is going into the muscles in the prospect of the fight with Goliath???

Just a guess -- biologists and sexologists welcome to comment. I did think he was a bit small, but his hands are big!

[skypilot]

2. Is it the same thing as "post-swim" tension?

Actually, it sounds as though it could refer to a state in which a man is so scared that his dick shrivels up.

[Radio_Lady]

4. Post-swim tension?

That's just a penis shriveled because of the pruny effects of water? Never heard of it before!

[Zenlitened]

11. Shrinkage? You mean like laundry?

:D

[davidinalameda]

17. I've never been that scared

cold yes, but never scared

[DoBotherMe]

3. When a man ISN'T

thinking about sex? :shrug: :7

[Blue-Jay]

5. I think that maybe he had just gotten out of the pool.

[Placebo]

6. That particular organ is a fickle one...

whenever it's not...err...totally "excited."

Judging it at any other time is simply unfair!

[ET Awful]

7. Unfortunately for David, they didn't have flightsuits with accessory

packets back then :)

[underpants]

9. Well let's take a look

Oops sorry

[Radio_Lady]

13. Guess the answers the question... boxers or briefs?

[demosincebirth]

15. Well ladies, in case you haven't heard, its the size of the "feet."

In those days, it was quite chilly in the artists lofts. Brrrr

[Atlas Mugged]

8. Maybe....

....he's a "grower" and not a "shower".

I've known a few of those. They may look small, but, seriously, stand back.

I have noticed that almost all classical sculptures of the Greek and Roman eras are usually "small". It's my understanding (yes - I studied art) that it's so a huge wanger won't detract from the overall beauty of the sculture. Face it, most people would be staring at the groin if it was overly endowded.

[Radio_Lady]

12. Good point, Atlas! n/t

[Us vs Them]

16. In all renaissance classical art study, this is the case.

Also, there was particular emphasis placed on foreskin, as it was considered elegant.

Penis size can vary depending on environmental and mental condition of the individual - and obviously it was deemed rather crude to sculpt an aroused artistic subject.

[loudestchick]

10. David could have been a "grower". Thank-you Mad TV.

[Magrittes Pipe]

14. What are you talking about?

That dude is HUNG! :o

[ffm172]

18. he is about to fight Goliath

ready to hit off that stone in his catapult.

I just love the works by Michelangelo. He was a great artist.
And sorry if I took the fun out of the post .... :)

[Redstone]

19. "pre-fight tension," also known as "The Dreaded Shrinks"

(with thanks to Roald Dahl for coining the phrase) is kind of like what happens when Mr Happpy gets chilly.

There must have been a draft in the studio that day.

Redstone

[maveric]

20. Hey, it was cold that day!

They didnt have central heating back then.

[leftofthedial]

21. mine usually gets a little worked up

before I go into battle.

What do you expect? He's carved out of white marble.

What is "average" anyway?

[Ivan Sputnik]

22. I always thought his hands looked too big.

Don't know about the rest of him . . . He looks like an underwear model.

[CanuckAmok]

23. It's the state one gets in when gawking tourists make remaks about...

...the size of one's doodle.

[Padraig18]

24. I'm just gonna say it flat out--- 'David' is hung like a field mouse!

Those Dutch folk don't know sh*t from apple butter, if they think David's penis is 'average'.

:wtf:

[Lerkfish]

25. The statue was intended to be viewed from far below

and is proportioned accordingly. Michealangelo's intent was to have it displayed outside, on top of the basilica, so the proportions were intentionally smaller to larger as you go up the statue.

At least, that's what we were taught in Honors Humanities.

[joeybee12]

26. Yuk-yuk--seriously, M did this intentionally, because if he had made the

nether-region anatomically correct, that's ALL people would be looking at!