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Dreaming's avatar

Stunningly, sensuously beautiful. To translate the vibrancy of living flesh into stone shows the absolute mastery of his art.

Herb Odiferous's avatar

Needs to have a pressure sensitive mat around it, which plays Frank Zappa's Dirty Love ❤ on contact

Michael Kupperburg's avatar

Bizet’s Carmen was equally considered scandalous and outrageous.

Jane Baker's avatar

Ooh la la! I think it's hot. No wonder English Victorian people thought those Frenchies were a bit TOO MUCH. I bet he was friends with Emile Zola.

Monica's avatar

Beautiful ! Sensual, Mastery.

Grace's avatar

At first glance I thought it was some incredible funghi

Michael Skeer's avatar

Stunning.

Holly's avatar

Actually does not not look like rape

Lightwing's avatar

The position of her hands. One pulling toward, one pushing away. Creates sexual tension.

Holly's avatar

Yes but sexual tension is not rape and her facial expression reads rapturous lol

Jos P's avatar

Yeah, no, depictions of rape set in stone would probably be less tolerated today. For good reason.

Politics And Aphrodisiacs's avatar

It’s an amazing sculpture. As I read the article I couldn’t help but think isn’t France the same country that didn’t have a problem with a teenage Macron having an affair with his teacher yet this sculpture was shocking to them? I guess the French sensibilities have come a long way haven’t they.

The Jurist's avatar

But we took that Masonic Statue of Liberty from the French. And it has been down hill ever since.

Holly's avatar

Wow yes pretty wild! Those Frenchies!!! 😂

jennifer dibley's avatar

Not nuts about the satyr seducing her. Would be fine if he had made it a man with no horns

Holly's avatar

That’s what I think was so scandalous

Moments of Wonder's avatar

The degree of hypocrisy from the Salon officials in France in the 1800s was staggering, a reflection of their sick minds.

That is how Degas' statue of a young dancer wearing clothes got critics howling insults like "vicious, ugly beast".