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Kings spent enormous amounts of money on clothing, art, jewelry, architecture, parks, landscaping, etc. They wanted to build and create things of exceedingly high aesthetic value, as the grandeur of their works had to reflect the divine right of kings. On top of that, kings were vain enough to be sensitive to the achievements of other kings and did not want to be lesser kings. This often came at the expense of projects that might have alleviated the circumstances of the plebians, but, as a result, we now have a towering European legacy of unfathomable magnitude.

This top-down imposition of aesthetics bequeathed us statues so delicate they make solid marble look translucent, or the most fragile of details, like a fishing net draped over the anatomically perfect human of Francesco Queirolo’s masterpiece Il Dissinganno, reflect nothing short of divinity. Our aristocratic forebears gave us unbelievably gorgeous palaces, churches, cathedrals, and even entire cities. The Sistine Chapel, The Last Supper, the works of the Dutch masters, universities, and libraries all came to be because of the money of royalty attempting to build the best and most beautiful things.

https://trueleft.createaforum.com/true-left-vs-right/western-civilization-is-ugly-48/

Seriously, this is Il Dissinganno:



What is beautiful about it? It is nothing but a deliberate exhibition of carving skill. The same visual effect could be produced with an actual net, so why not use one if the aim were the effect (as it should be) rather than showing off the sculptor's skill? This gratuitous display of skill is what makes Western art intrinsically vulgar, yet such vulgarity is precisely what appeals to Homo Hubris.