I recently read an article about a beautiful model. She was not the normal model size 0 or 2. I would say that this particular model was a size 4. However in the fashion industry models are expected to be that size. What struck me about the article was the label that the author used to describe the model's body. That article is what led to this blog post. I believe the author described the model as "botticelliesque". Sandro Botticelli was an Italian painter/artist who worked during the Italian Renaissance. He often depicted women who were fleshy, with meat on their bones. These women were looked at as healthy, attractive women, who had the money to eat well. Hence the term "botticelliesque". How come the beautiful model in the story could not have just been described as beautiful? How come she had to be described based on her body type? Are these types of labels "thick","curvy", or "botticelliesque" good?
Here are 2 of Boticelli's works, "The Birth of Venus", and three graces from "Primavera".
