Michelangelo or Hitler's Sculptor?

Goebbels' propaganda had called Arno Breker "The Michelangelo of the 20th Century." Of course, in truth he was a mere technician and his work lacked any spark of genius. The following is a simple excersise where you are to tell Michelangelo from Breker.

Michelangelo or Hitler's sculptor?

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reply to post by simus


I got 75% right.....not too bad for guessing....

100 %

But then, I know my Michelangelos...... lol

i got 75%

i dont think i like brekkers work...its warped...

was brekker a nazi?

I got 87%, better than my Math's GCSE! LoL

reply to post by simus


92% - I got #4 wrong.

In Breker's defense, his work is really great looking but the sculpures are more of a parody of themselves. It is as-if they were sculpted by Disney animators - they're overly dramatized/flamboyant.

Originally posted by kyred
100 %

On second attempt?

87% Michelangelo did not not sculpt women they were either men with breasts or Amazons. It was the faces that led me wrong. But Breker's female form is so much more appealing!

Originally posted by andy06shake
I got 87%, better than my Math's GCSE! LoL

I would guess that there were more than two choices in that test. So random guessing would give less than 50%. So your score here may be really no better.

I got 50%, although, in my defense, I came very close with the
ones I got wrong.

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Originally posted by simus

Originally posted by abeverage
87% Michelangelo did not not sculpt women they were either men with breasts or Amazons. It was the faces that led me wrong. But Breker's female form is so much more appealing!

And Michelangelo's men look like fags, don't they?

I wouldn't say that David is one of my favorite sculptures and I am not sure where you are going with that comment...

Why do all of the breasts sculpted by Breker look like cheap implants?

And I'm German, so don't give me some "the biology of the German breast..." bullhockey.

Originally posted by abeverage
I wouldn't say that David is one of my favorite sculptures and I am not sure where you are going with that comment...

There are two Davids in the quiz. And Bachus. So two out of three look like that. A constitutional majority.

reply to post by simus


Sorry its not random if you know what some of them are pal.

Originally posted by andy06shake
Sorry its not random if you know what some of them are pal.

You mean that your answers were not random because you recognized some of Michelangelos?

originally posted by: Bleeeeep
reply to post by simus

 

In Breker's defense, his work is really great looking but the sculpures are more of a parody of themselves. It is as-if they were sculpted by Disney animators - they're overly dramatized/flamboyant.

You mean that Breker sculptures resemble this:



?

I got 2 wrong ... I was in two minds ... I thought they looked like Michelangelo but thought No ... His work is better quality than that ... I was wrong ... I guess even Michangelo had off days too

I did like some of Brekers ... I had never heard of him before ...

originally posted by: artistpoet
I guess even Michangelo had off days too

And which particular sculptures did he make on those off days?

a reply to: vernichter

Only my opinion but 11 and 7 for me do not have a wow factor
Or perhaps it is I who had an off day