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Johan Greiner's avatar

Popular culture is concerned primarily with body function and is therefore base and ephemeral. Classical culture is concerned with the spirit and divinity and truth and beauty, which is why it endures.

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empiresocial's avatar

Lets not forget that the painting - like the goddess - are untouchable, hence why beauty is represented by a goddess here.

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