They were discussing the depiction of sex in art and the hidden galleries etc, that showcased them (the Victorians ones are so intriguing!) throughout the ages. It always goes back to, the supposed urban myth, that the vatican has the largest collection of porn in the world. Of special interest, the vatican employed artisans specifically to castrate all the classical statues and paste their more modest fig leaves in place. The myth says they kept the penises. This show SHOWED drawer after drawer of those severed penises. What a show that would be, on so many levels...
Anyway, censorship isn't going away. Just as criminal now as it was then and still just as prudish.
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http://www.ovationtv.com/programs/1052-secret-museums
They were discussing the depiction of sex in art and the hidden galleries etc, that showcased them (the Victorians ones are so intriguing!) throughout the ages. It always goes back to, the supposed urban myth, that the vatican has the largest collection of porn in the world. Of special interest, the vatican employed artisans specifically to castrate all the classical statues and paste their more modest fig leaves in place. The myth says they kept the penises. This show SHOWED drawer after drawer of those severed penises. What a show that would be, on so many levels...
Anyway, censorship isn't going away. Just as criminal now as it was then and still just as prudish.