Carnal Knowing

When we look at Michelangelo''s David, we see a nakedness that expresses physical prowess, self-knowledge, and spiritual discipline. What do we see when we look at Hans Baldung''s Eve, the Serpent, and Death or Master Francke''s Martyrdom of Saint Barbara? Why should those naked female images symbolize wantonness and shame? How do ideas about nakedness formed at the dawn of Christianity continue t...