Photographer Behind Melania Nude Pics Compares Them to Michelangelo’s David
Much has been said about former First Lady Melania Trump’s nude modeling past, but now a photographer who shot her in the buff has come forward to give his two cents.French photographer Alexandre Alé de Basseville snapped pictures of Trump in 1996 in a duplex studio with a rooftop at West 26th Street and Sixth Avenue.
Melania Trump Defends Her Nude Modeling Work, Sorta Compares Herself to Michelangelo’s David Masterpiece
Suite Life of Zack and Cody star Dylan Sprouse’s nude full-frontal pictures made their way on the internet after his ex reportedly leaked them online. The actor later confirmed the nudes were, in fact, his by cracking a joke on Twitter. “Whoops, guess I'm not 14 and fat anymore,” he wrote. “I messed up... but I'd be a fool not to own up to it.”
Melania Trump Defends Nude Modeling Work With References to John Collier's ‘Lady Godiva' and Michelangelo's ‘David'
In a video clip posted to social media Wednesday, former First Lady Melania Trump defended her prior history of nude modeling by comparing it to several classical paintings and sculptures, including Michelangelo's David.
Melania Trump’s Nude Fashion Shoot: Photographer Gives His Point of View
What was it like to photograph Melania Trump nude for a fashion shoot in the mid 1990s? Alexandre Alé de Basseville knows all about that. But the photographer was only reminded of that New York City assignment after Trump defended her nude modeling work in a video posted on “X” in promoting her upcoming memoir “Melania” from Skyhorse Publishing.
Melania Trump May Be Republishing Her Nude Photos, According to One Photographer
Antoine Verglas, who photographed the former first lady for British GQ, tells VF that her publisher has asked him to send the pictures.
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The cultural fight over Michelangelo's David
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Italian art experts astonished by David statue uproar in Florida
The Florence museum that houses Michelangelo's statue of David has invited teachers and students from a Florida school to visit, after an uproar over an art lesson. The school's principal quit ...
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No, Michelangelo’s Depiction of God Doesn’t Capture the Essence of ‘White Supremacy’
and God is white, David is white, and the angels are white ... the many mosaics of Mary at the Church of the Annunciation, Michelangelo was of his time and place, and that cultural context ...
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Michelangelo's Spotlight Issue Provides the Perfect Nunchuck Metaphor
In a review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #2, see how Michelangelo's spotlight issue provides the perfect metaphor for his ...
Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel opens in Pigeon Forge
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WVLT) - Some of the most historic artwork in the world can be seen in Pigeon Forge and you don’t have to travel to the Vatican City to see it. WVLT’s Kyle Grainger was the first ...