Saturday, January 28, 2012

Abi's Mind 101: Ninja Turtles in History

This has been a long time coming...


Please don't think I'm a total nerd, okay?

I have a Ninja Turtle T-shirt.  It looks like this:


Yes, I bought it in the boy's section of the store, and yes, I wear it frequently.

It's awesome, okay?

* Abi shoots a threatening look your way.*

*You nod, timidly.*  Thanks.

Well, last semester, I wore this shirt during finals week.  For good luck. ;) And I just happened to be studying for Humanities 201.  Which means I was studying these guys:

I apologize for the headbands.  I was afraid you wouldn't recognize them! ;)
Also, don't ask me why there's a rat on Raphael's head.

Well, as I was studying for said test, one question kept coming up in my mind:

Why did Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird (or Mirage Studios or whoever decided...) decide to name each ninja turtle after the artist they did???

Okay, I understand.  Some guy finds them and names them after his favorite Renaissance artists...  Whatevs.  

STILL, it doesn't make sense...
  • The touchy, moody artist was Leonardo da Vinci, not Raphael.
  • The artists were born in this order: Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo,  and Raphael.  Their turtle-y counterparts were in this order: Leo, Raph, Don, and Mikey.
  • Raphael Sanzio da Urbino was known for serene paintings of fair and beautiful subjects.  Leonardo da Vinci was very conflicted and painted darker, more complex works.  ...how's that for a complete reversal?
  • Of the artists, Leonardo studied (and was genius in) the most diverse areas of study, invention, and art.  Of the turtles, Donatello is the studier/inventor/genius-man.
Needless to say, I didn't get a whole lot of real studying done.  :)

If you have any thoughts or other confusions, I'd love to hear them.

Also, Leonardo rules.  :]


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