Last time you were in Florence, Italy, and stood gazing at Michelangelo’s masterpiece, I’m sure the question that everyone has asked came to mind: why was he depicted with such a small penis? One statue might just have been anatomically correct. But, in fact, it was the same with many of the ancient statues. In my quest to answer all of the mysteries of the Universe I researched the subject and found some interesting facts.
Around 2,400 years ago, the comedy poet Aristophanes recorded what the ideal male body should look like: “A gleaming chest, bright skin, broad shoulders, tiny tongue, strong buttocks and a little prick.” “The Romans adopted this idea and not only them — Renaissance artists such as Michelangelo or Raphael were enthusiastic about the perfectly modeled masterpieces of antiquity and based their work on them.” Mystery solved but it led me to another topic of interest we all share.
I am currently researching an article to find out what Mrs. Michelangelo or Mrs. Rafael had to say on the subject of the male anatomy. I’m guessing if they were artists their statues and paintings would have been quite a bit different!