The teacher of a school in the United States who was fired for showing her 11 and 12-year-old students images of Michelangelo’s David, accused by parents of spreading pornography, will be compensated in Italy. The city of Florence will award a prize to Hope Carrasquillathe ousted professor, and the director of the city’s Accademia Gallery, Cecilie Hollberg, He has taken the opportunity to also invite offended parents to explain the difference between nudity and pornography.
«I am amazed with these parents, ‘David’ is the symbol of the Renaissance that puts man in the spotlight in his perfection as he was created by God. He is a religious figure, he is the expression of our European culture, the Renaissance has absolutely nothing pornographic,” Hollberg told local media. Linking the nudity of the sculpture to pornography is nothing more than a “distorted view”.
The mayor of Florence, for his part, has said that “confusing art with pornography is simply ridiculous.” «I will personally invite the teacher to Florence to give her recognition on behalf of the city. Art is civilization and whoever teaches it deserves respect,” Nardella said through her social networks.
The ‘David’ sculpture of Miguel Angel It is one of the most recognized works of art in the world, a symbol of the Italian Renaissance and an example of the classical canon of beauty. The statue represents the biblical king naked in the moment before facing Goliath, whose life is described in the books of Samuel. According to Hollberg, “it is the quintessential work of art, so clean, so sober and clear in its expression.”
Despite this, it was learned a few days ago that Carrasquilla, a teacher at the Tallahassee Classical School, a school in Leon County (Florida), was forced to resign from her position after a parent complained about one of her lessons. about art during the Renaissance period ended up being pornographic. It was a forced resignation; the alternative was dismissal.
As reported by the local press, three parents complained that the content of the lesson annoyed some of the students. Among the agenda was studying the sculpture ‘David’ made by Michelangelo between 1501 and 1054 or the paintings ‘Creation of Adam’ and ‘Birth of Venus’ by Sandro Botticelli. For three parents, the lesson on ‘David’s’ work was pornographic because it was obscene and they regretted not having previously been aware that it was going to be discussed in class.
Carrasquilla, who has been dedicated to teaching for 20 years, explained that the reason was that the sixth grade arts program included classic sculptures of naked characters such as “David”, something that parents and other managers did not like. . “It saddens me that my time here has had to end this way,” she commented, after she left the center.