Art 101

Michelangelo's David and Duchamp's Nude

Michelangelo's David and Duchamp's Nude Descending a staircase was a shock to the general public. The statue of David is a nude man in which was acceptable at the time rather than in recent days. It didn't meet the approval of the public.

A second group of citizens objective to its nudity and before it was installed a copper skirt of leaves was prepared to spare the general public any offence. Duchamp's painting raised shock to its public viewers because it was meant to portray as a nude woman as she ascended the staircase.

Contemporary views found Michelangelo's David nudity to contemnor and they tried many attempts to vandalism the statue. Also, Duchamp's painting to be deceiving and confusing because the paint did not look like the...