Renaissance painter Baccio della Porta ( d 1517) changed his name to Fra Bartolommeo (Brother Bartholomew) when he became a friar. When the fiery sermons of Savonarola demanded burning of “vanities,” Bartolommeo tossed all his paintings of nudes into the flames.
I blog every Monday, Wednesday and Friday about the intersection of history and science. My favorite topics are the history of sanitation, funky fashions, and insects.
![Robert Delaunay [(1749–1814) engraver] after Jean-Michel Moreau the Younger (1741–1814)](http://www.sarahalbeebooks.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/1024px-Les_Adieux_by_R._Delaunay_after_Jean-Michel_Moreau_le_Jeune.jpg)
