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What name is given to the 16th century Vatican campaign to hide nudity in art?

Question #150710. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Feb 26 2024.
Originally posted Feb 26 2024 9:08 PM.

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The Vatican encouraged the covering of private parts with what is called the "fig leaf campaign." The decision was made at the Council of Trent to cover up nudity as a counter to the protestant reformation.

In 1563 the Council of Trent, the ecumenical council of the Catholic Church, put forward new guidance regarding the nudity on display in artworks that adorned places of worship and public spaces. In 1564 the council released a decree that said that “pictures in the Apostolic Chapel should be covered over, and those in other churches should be destroyed, if they display anything that is obscene or clearly false”.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fig_leaf

link https://news.artnet.com/art-world-archives/fig-leaf-campaign-2435557

Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Feb 26 2024.
Feb 26 2024, 9:11 PM
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