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offering another small sampling from Loving Leonardo (book 1 in the adventure) ~ my award-winning Victorian polyamorous romance (written with a twist and a touch of reader-interactive art history)
First my 8, then details after:
Our Italian dinner companion reached for his glass, the action raising his cuff slightly. He had fine strong wrists, a jagged scar run up the side and I briefly wondered what he’d done to have gotten such a wound. Drawn to artistry as I was, bone structure often caught my eye when I looked at people and this wrist drew my attention. Michelangelo’s David came to mind — David with his corded forearms and finely-detailed hands slightly larger than they should be — a hint to the size of the full erection the artist had in mind, were it made of flesh and not flaccid stone. I wondered who had been his model, for like his contemporary and rival da Vinci, he had a male muse among his models. Lost in thoughts of anatomy, I watched Luca raise his glass to his lips and licked my own before I was aware I’d done so.
He leveled me a snow-shadow glance over the rim of his wine glass, before saying, “If you have the inclination Sir Nicolas, I would enjoy conversing da Vinci’s life with a man of your knowledge and kindred interest.” Grinning, he lowered his voice conspiratorially as if he confessed to the others there, “You see, I’m considered quite the bore at home.”
What just happened: Aboard a steamer bound for Venice, enjoying dinner with their companions, Nicolas and Ellie meet Luca. Conversation reveals their shared interest in Leonardo da Vinci. Among other things.
First my 8, then details after:
Our Italian dinner companion reached for his glass, the action raising his cuff slightly. He had fine strong wrists, a jagged scar run up the side and I briefly wondered what he’d done to have gotten such a wound. Drawn to artistry as I was, bone structure often caught my eye when I looked at people and this wrist drew my attention. Michelangelo’s David came to mind — David with his corded forearms and finely-detailed hands slightly larger than they should be — a hint to the size of the full erection the artist had in mind, were it made of flesh and not flaccid stone. I wondered who had been his model, for like his contemporary and rival da Vinci, he had a male muse among his models. Lost in thoughts of anatomy, I watched Luca raise his glass to his lips and licked my own before I was aware I’d done so.
He leveled me a snow-shadow glance over the rim of his wine glass, before saying, “If you have the inclination Sir Nicolas, I would enjoy conversing da Vinci’s life with a man of your knowledge and kindred interest.” Grinning, he lowered his voice conspiratorially as if he confessed to the others there, “You see, I’m considered quite the bore at home.”
What just happened: Aboard a steamer bound for Venice, enjoying dinner with their companions, Nicolas and Ellie meet Luca. Conversation reveals their shared interest in Leonardo da Vinci. Among other things.
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Wrists and forearms are very under-appreciated parts of male anatomy. Wonderful description:)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Eleri. :)
DeleteSexual undertones are appreciated in the extraordinary eight. You brought me right back to my first viewing of David. Thanks, Rose.
ReplyDeleteThank you Charmaine. I came across that reference about David's hands years ago in an art history class. You just never know where you might slip a fact in. :)
DeleteFascinating discussion of the David, which fit the scene and the mood so well. Loved it!
ReplyDeleteThanks Veronica. Glad you enjoyed that. :)
ReplyDeleteInteresting view through an artist's eyes--it's always fun to see the chain of thoughts something prompts in other people. No two people form the same ties between ideas, after all.
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