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Italy 's art models have gone on strike , unless they get a full - time wage . Around 300 people do the job , but only about 50 of them are full - time . During the Italian Renaissance artists mostly used prostitutes and lovers as models . Priests let prostitutes enter churches so it was possible to later , employ name artists .