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Those Renaissance boys were something else (lemmy.nz)
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[–] Winter_Oven@piefed.social 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

huh, this is the first time I hear that Michelangelo's David is referring to biblical David.

I mean, I never thought about it...or really looked into it, for that matter. I thought the David statue was of a model named David.

[–] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just some guy in town who likes to have his dick out.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Til Harambe was a thing in the Renaissance