An ex-principal — who was compelled to resign after her college confirmed off the bare David statue to college students — made the trek to Italy … and was welcomed with open arms.
Hope Carrasquilla paid a go to to the famed Accademia Gallery museum in Florence Friday along with her household in tow — this after the town’s mayor had invited her to return see David for herself following her unceremonious ousting final month … which he known as outrageous.
Cecilie Hollberg — Accademia’s director — gave Carrasquilla and her brood a VIP tour of the place … which, in fact, included an up-close view of Michelangelo’s iconic art work.
She stated internet hosting them was a pleasure, including … “I’m pleased to have the ability to welcome her and introduce her to the beauties of our museum, in addition to exhibiting her the David, a sculpture that, I repeat as I’ve stated, has nothing to do with pornography. It’s a masterpiece, it represents a spiritual image of purity and innocence, the victory of fine over evil.”
Carrasquilla additionally met with Mayor Dario Nardella … who spoke out on her state of affairs in March, when she obtained the boot from Tallahassee Classical School. Nardella rolled out the crimson carpet for her, it appears, and once more defended her amid the controversy.
He writes, “A number of weeks in the past she was attacked for exhibiting her college students Michelangelo’s David. Today it receives from @comunefi an award within the identify of artwork and tradition. Art is civilization and whoever teaches it deserves respect. Welcome Professor Hope Carrasquilla!”
Poche settimane fa period stata attaccata per aver mostrato ai suoi studenti il David di Michelangelo. Oggi riceve dal @comunefi un riconoscimento in nome dell’arte e della cultura. L’arte è civiltà e chi la insegna merita rispetto. Benvenuta professoressa Hope Carrasquilla! pic.twitter.com/ncKYYBptoe
— Dario Nardella (@DarioNardella) April 29, 2023
@DarioNardella
If you hadn’t heard … Carrasquilla stepped down after mother and father expressed outrage over their youngsters being proven pictures of David’s nude physique throughout a lesson plan on the Renaissance in entrance of sixth graders. They felt it was inappropriate, and have been mad they weren’t given a heads-up. In the top, Carrasquilla took the autumn … telling native media she was “saddened.”
It’s simply the newest occasion of oldsters flexing their rights over their youngsters’s curriculum in public faculties there in Florida … which has been an ongoing concern for a couple of years now.
If David’s off the desk for studying … ya gotta surprise what else will go. There’s numerous nudity in historic artwork — particularly in Michelangelo’s physique of labor. Bye-bye, Sistine Chapel?