I don't give a Fig!

Taking this photo of David's fig leaf, in its glass case (on the rear of the statue's plinth, V&A London), I was unaware that I would give myself a pair of wings.

The plaster cast of Michelangelo’s 'David' was originally presented to Queen Victoria by the Grand Duke of Tuscany in 1857, but was immediately given by the queen to the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A). (Wiki)

Having had nine children, I can't imagine Victoria was any stranger to the male anatomy, especially that of Prince Albert, who is reputed to have been more than generously endowed.

But such were the conventions of the time, it was thought necessary to cover David's genitals, so as not to shock the young female visitors.

Meanwhile, male art lovers could gaze with impunity at acres of naked women in art galleries all over the world.

http://www.vam.ac.uk/content/articles/d/davids-fig-leaf/