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Name: A Case of Renaissance Censorship
Authors: Taylor, Mark N.
Indexed Date: 4 Dec. 2022
Index Status: Complete
Original Language: English
Genre: Non-Fiction
Citation: Taylor, Mark. “A Case of Renaissance Censorship.” The Bulletin, Vol. 64, No. 8, Aug. 2015, p. 13, https://www.aanr.com/member-benefits

Summary

The article discusses the historical depiction of the Shroud of Turin, initially with the image of a bearded man with bare buttocks and later covered by a painted loincloth due to the censorship by clerics during the Italian Renaissance. It highlights the censorship of nudity in religious art by the clerics of the Renaissance and discusses the absurdity and harm of such censorship, emphasizing the loss of perspective about nudity in modern society.

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American Nudist Research Library
Naturist Education Foundation Research Library