The Trial Of The Horatii Analysis

Her body had been used in the art with a certain eroticism, she was being represented by unreachable or the commonplace. It is an obvious message or something that was understood. At one point, the male takes the place of female and begins to take account of the pictorial scene, questioning the popularization of women as a model and bringing out features that were deemed masculine and good way, like heroism, virtue, honor , loyalty and bringing in a way the idea of patriarchy, honors and glories that were intended primarily to men. Its beginning was somewhat shy and formal way, having as its representation the exhibit "The trial of the Horatii" of David, which depicts prominently male figures, still covered modestly, and conveys the idea …show more content…
If at first the bodies were treated prudish way and even conservative, their vision of Leonidas and his companions is the representation of an image by itself homoerotic. The naked bodies, portrayed in the most beautiful tune in bringing the Greek ideal of perfection as well as its service culture of male beauty canon as something to be pursued continuously. Leonidas in a prominent position at the center, while his men, also naked, do not show any expression of shame or shyness. Their expressions are so natural that lead us to believe that there is no shame in the beauty of the body and nothing to be feared. His right hand, two men appear to be in close contact romantic, with its image in being presented as a kiss, while the older seems caress the breast younger. This brings us also to the tradition of Erastes and eromenos of ancient Greece, which, more than just a sexual relationship, represented a cultural …show more content…
With the representation of the male body in vogue in artistic circles and in art schools, homoerotização the issues was gaining strength and prominence. Models men began to be studied in much greater percentage in schools and academies, while the female body, though still the subject of studies, was increasingly left out. These studies led to a pictorial strategy that was represented nude male body in the initial layers of paint, and then covered with the clothes. This led to a great technical knowledge of male anatomy and the Greco-Roman canon of beauty. With schools following the same course, same-sex eroticism in art gained full force, making even the study models could gain prominence in the art circuit and salons, as was the case of Subleyras painting, "Charon passing the Shadows ":
"... How an obvious model study metamorphoses easily a mythological figure."