Iceweasel
Diamond Member
I don't recall reading about him doing any dissecting. What for? Leonardo was the scientist and did dissect and study internal organs. And draw them. I think Michaelangelo put have put it to paper if he had.I'm sure whores were available but probably frowned on a bit since most art was paid for by the church and high society types.it is very likely that Michelangelo did not have the opportunity to study female
anatomy. ------available corpses for study were usually dead criminals. It
might have been difficult to get nude female models
Michelangelo hanged out in the homes the MEDICIS and in the Vatican----AND
you do not get to DISSECT whores-----he bought his autopsy materials from potter's
fields.
But I honestly think it was just the accepted female form of the day. Rubens gals were always a bit heavy, as was common to them then for a healthy look. Skinny gals were dirt poor.