Over centuries, artists and censors have employed the humble fig leaf to cover the penis – including on Michelangelo’s ‘unmistakably male’ David.
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Art and science may seem like opposites, but throughout history the disciplines have fed off each other − and still do today.
He may have been sidelined thanks to the Pre-Raphaelites, but Raphael’s talent and output were prodigious, ensuring his lasting appeal.
