I agree with you about the human body being beautiful, and that God’s command “Be Fruitful and Multiply” does convey the idea that certain activities are required by us to obey that command!
I’m not prudish at all, dear FRiend. Sixty years as a rock musician and 50 as a biker have cured me of any of that! LOL.
But I am also a painter and attended Art College, which means, of course, painting nudes. That is far more challenging than landscapes, seascapes, or especially abstractions. And so, I know that Artists (especially in the Renaissance) would never miss an opportunity to portay a nude or semi-nude figure. This was not a spiritual thing, or even a prurient thing, but merely a way of showing off one’s “chops”, like a rock star taking an extended solo in the middle of a song. Sometimees the solo is warranted, but sometimes it is incongruous and out-of-place. Such is the situation with Rebecca’s “Wardrobe Malfunctions”. She was venturing out to water the sheep, among shepherds who were male, and not of her family.
Her beauty was apparent to Abraham’s Servant even without the décolletage.
But, you MUST know if you follow this thread with any regularity, that Dan and I tease each other mercilessly about the art he posts. We feel comfortable doing so, because he knows I am an artist, and his “little sister in Christ”. Brothers and Sisters are famous for teasing each other because they have a much deeper relationship than the rest of the world.
And so, by teasing Dan about Rebecca’s sartorial negligence, I was not engaging in the communist practice of celebrating the “ugly” or being an overly sensitive feminist. In fact, both you and Rush are completely correct about that aspect of the Left.
Anyway, enjoy the art! See you next time! :-)
Oh I know! You are much appreciated!