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Bosch is better, folks!

By Meredith HarmonPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
Sistine Chapel ceiling. Very muscular. Image from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Chapelle_sixtine_plafond.jpg

What's so great about this stupid ceiling?

The sibyls' musculature is male.

The cherubs are figging the Pope.

Putti? P'tui!

A scientist should not distill erotic godlings into “chubby baby with inappropriate wing ratio.”

The commission was forced on him.

He misses Cavalieri.

I prefer Raphael. His women look realistic.

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Meredith Harmon

Mix equal parts anthropologist, biologist, geologist, and artisan, stir and heat in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, sprinkle with a heaping pile of odd life experiences. Half-baked.

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    Written by Meredith Harmon