Metatron | Famous People in History Who Were ACTUALLY Gay @metatronyt | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 5 hours ago.
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"Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter, and poet who lived between the 1400s and 1500s, is probably the undisputed protagonist of the Italian Renaissance. His most famous works, such as David, the Pietà, and the Last Judgment, are immortal cornerstones of art history.
Born in Caprese, Tuscany, Michelangelo grew up in Florence where he had the opportunity to study under the guidance of eminent artists of the time and immerse himself in humanistic culture, thanks in particular to an invitation from Lorenzo de' Medici. In this context, Michelangelo was introduced to classical art, which profoundly influenced his style and conception of art. Moreover, he had the chance to study with some of the greatest intellectuals of the Renaissance, such as the Neoplatonic philosopher Marsilio Ficino and the poet Angelo Poliziano.
After Lorenzo de' Medici's death in 1492, Michelangelo continued to work in Florence, under the patronage of other important families, like the Borgias. In 1496, he moved to Rome, where he created some of his main works, such as the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.
Much has been written about Michelangelo's sexuality, starting from his way of depicting male nudes, and some art critics believe that even when he painted women, he used male models as references. This hypothesis is supported by the physical appearance of the women in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, with their robust and muscular build and vigorous arms
JEAN II OF ORLEANS
In 1098, in Orléans, the appointment of a rather extraordinary character as bishop was ratified, sparking reactions from the clergy, who were divided between spite and hilarity. Jean II, nephew of the Cluniac abbot Suger of Saint-Denis and already archdeacon of Tours, ascended to the episcopal see of Orléans. Jean II's investiture, regardless of his illustrious kinship, had little religious and much political motivation: it was strongly desired by Philip I, King of France.
The latter, living in concubinage since 1092 with the legitimate wife of Fulk IV Réchin, Bertrade of Anjou, had been vehemently denounced by the episcopate and excommunicated in 1094. To avoid total isolation from the clergy, the king had sought allies everywhere and found one in Jean II, a very young and easily manipulable ecclesiastic. Although Jean II's exact age at the time of his investiture is not known, it's clear from the sources that he was not yet 30 years old, and therefore decidedly too young to be a bishop. His investiture, which took place on December 28, the third day of what was known as the "Feast of the Innocents" or "Feast of Fools," lent itself to scathing criticism.
The "Feast of the Innocents" was a sort of carnival that derived directly from the celebrations of the Roman Saturnalia, and on this occasion it was customary to choose a young prelate and dress him in fake episcopal vestments, naming him "Episcopus stultorum" and having him parody the figure of the bishop. The election was thus taken as a joke by the canons, indirectly humiliating the decision of royal power in full legitimacy crisis.
Another reason that triggered the clergy's reaction was that Jean II was known for his licentious conduct and for being openly homosexual, so much so that he had earned the nickname "Flora." "Flora" was an ancient deity of pagan Rome, patron of buds, to whom the Romans had dedicated the Floralia festival, from April 28 to May 3. To discourage her cult, for denigrating purposes, the 3rd-century AD Christian writer Lactantius had argued that Flora was originally a prostitute, and that the Romans had instituted the festivals in her honor to thank her for having bequeathed her.
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"Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter, and poet who lived between the 1400s and 1500s, is probably the undisputed protagonist of the Italian Renaissance. His most famous works, such as David, the Pietà, and the Last Judgment, are immortal cornerstones of art history.
Born in Caprese, Tuscany, Michelangelo grew up in Florence where he had the opportunity to study under the guidance of eminent artists of the time and immerse himself in humanistic culture, thanks in particular to an invitation from Lorenzo de' Medici. In this context, Michelangelo was introduced to classical art, which profoundly influenced his style and conception of art. Moreover, he had the chance to study with some of the greatest intellectuals of the Renaissance, such as the Neoplatonic philosopher Marsilio Ficino and the poet Angelo Poliziano.
After Lorenzo de' Medici's death in 1492, Michelangelo continued to work in Florence, under the patronage of other important families, like the Borgias. In 1496, he moved to Rome, where he created some of his main works, such as the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.
Much has been written about Michelangelo's sexuality, starting from his way of depicting male nudes, and some art critics believe that even when he painted women, he used male models as references. This hypothesis is supported by the physical appearance of the women in the Sistine Chapel ceiling, with their robust and muscular build and vigorous arms
JEAN II OF ORLEANS
In 1098, in Orléans, the appointment of a rather extraordinary character as bishop was ratified, sparking reactions from the clergy, who were divided between spite and hilarity. Jean II, nephew of the Cluniac abbot Suger of Saint-Denis and already archdeacon of Tours, ascended to the episcopal see of Orléans. Jean II's investiture, regardless of his illustrious kinship, had little religious and much political motivation: it was strongly desired by Philip I, King of France.
The latter, living in concubinage since 1092 with the legitimate wife of Fulk IV Réchin, Bertrade of Anjou, had been vehemently denounced by the episcopate and excommunicated in 1094. To avoid total isolation from the clergy, the king had sought allies everywhere and found one in Jean II, a very young and easily manipulable ecclesiastic. Although Jean II's exact age at the time of his investiture is not known, it's clear from the sources that he was not yet 30 years old, and therefore decidedly too young to be a bishop. His investiture, which took place on December 28, the third day of what was known as the "Feast of the Innocents" or "Feast of Fools," lent itself to scathing criticism.
The "Feast of the Innocents" was a sort of carnival that derived directly from the celebrations of the Roman Saturnalia, and on this occasion it was customary to choose a young prelate and dress him in fake episcopal vestments, naming him "Episcopus stultorum" and having him parody the figure of the bishop. The election was thus taken as a joke by the canons, indirectly humiliating the decision of royal power in full legitimacy crisis.
Another reason that triggered the clergy's reaction was that Jean II was known for his licentious conduct and for being openly homosexual, so much so that he had earned the nickname "Flora." "Flora" was an ancient deity of pagan Rome, patron of buds, to whom the Romans had dedicated the Floralia festival, from April 28 to May 3. To discourage her cult, for denigrating purposes, the 3rd-century AD Christian writer Lactantius had argued that Flora was originally a prostitute, and that the Romans had instituted the festivals in her honor to thank her for having bequeathed her.
#metatron #lgbtq #realhistory
