tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944376875445787823.post7192979994378950711..comments2023-12-09T01:23:23.122-05:00Comments on The Art of John Bittinger Klomp: Caravaggio: Historical anecdotes concerning his possible homosexual dispositionUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944376875445787823.post-59135671238836629452008-11-11T18:15:00.000-05:002008-11-11T18:15:00.000-05:00Agreed! I enjoy his work... does not matter what t...Agreed! I enjoy his work... does not matter what the truth is regarding his sexuality. The work can be great independant of the context.DrawFellashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976637857728581696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8944376875445787823.post-39128638685559509932008-06-10T23:42:00.000-04:002008-06-10T23:42:00.000-04:00As much as some of Caravaggio's painted nude turn ...As much as some of Caravaggio's painted nude turn me on, I agree with you comments. Having skimmed through (due to time limits) the two fairly recent biographies on the artist, the biographical facts on whether he had sex with me remain circumstantial. I agree that our analysis of this issue is difficult due the difference in past in male-male relationships. You find on Web, for example, photographs from "Old West" and even from male soldiers in WWII, and see men touching and hugging each other (even in nude) in ways which are obviously not self-conscious of others viewing such shows of affection in a shameful or sexual manner. And, this gap in our knowledge (of true understanding of male-male relationships), has to be even more dramatic when trying to interpret a Renassaince artist's choices in his work. Also, there are many other examples--in my experience--that other artist contermpary to him, have art that to me seems blatantly homoerotic (e.g. Raphael's St. Sebastian with large phallic arrows violating him; Michelango's "ignudi" on his famous chapel work.<BR/>John Capps MD, Gastonia, NCAdiposeMedicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09178553181546386270noreply@blogger.com