16th century erotica

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I went to see the Titian exhib the other day and was struck by how damn sexy a number of the paintings were. In the film afterwards, they mentioned that there was some guy who had fallen in love with Titian's venus to such an extent that he masturbated over the painting. Somewhat impressed the gallery curators chose to leave the semen on the picture. Have I remembered this right? Titian's woman characters were all the same, basically; the same face over and over again. Very beautiful, though.

Daniel (dancity), Friday, 2 May 2003 08:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Titian loved the body, end of. He was cool though, that much lust expressed via painting! K-ROWR!

Matt (Matt), Saturday, 3 May 2003 01:19 (twenty-two years ago)

thier was a 19th century turk who comissioned courbets origin of the world, ingres turkish bath and some more, many many more in fact, it is 300 yrs in the opposite direction but hmm ...

more on topic, his veuns de urbina iun her naked, vulva caressing glory, has some signifers that inidcate it may be a mockery of fieldity- not in a place where i can look at the painting,though, ill mail you (what are the connections b/w her and manets olympia)

anthony easton (anthony), Saturday, 3 May 2003 01:29 (twenty-two years ago)

why is this not a picture thread?

DV (dirtyvicar), Saturday, 3 May 2003 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

over the top-pic?

http://www.vroma.org/images/mcmanus_images/venus2.jpg

eriK, Saturday, 3 May 2003 08:55 (twenty-two years ago)

SKILLL

http://www.kontorakuka.ru/countries/europe/austria/jpeg/ex-titian.jpg

eriK, Saturday, 3 May 2003 09:00 (twenty-two years ago)

There is a not very good limerick about Titian which has stuck unwelcome in my brain for about 20 years so I will quote it and try to end the curse.

While Titian was mixing rose madder
His model reclined on a ladder
Her position to Titian
Suggested coition
So he climbed up the ladder and had 'er

Tico Tico (Tico Tico), Saturday, 3 May 2003 09:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Ooooooooeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrr! (/ Kenneth Williams).

Momus (Momus), Saturday, 3 May 2003 10:58 (twenty-two years ago)

The crotch-sniffing dog is k-excellent.

nabisco (nabisco), Sunday, 4 May 2003 06:11 (twenty-two years ago)

Sexxee
http://www.nga.gov/press/2002/releases/sc_gal/imagelist/150/1957_14_8.jpg

Sarah McLUsky (coco), Monday, 5 May 2003 14:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Oh that's funny, I just saw this picture in a history book today for the first time eva - and then I come to ILE and it is here too! Nice tits for a wolf.

toraneko (toraneko), Monday, 5 May 2003 15:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Nice tits for a wolf.

that's a rare meat free wolf.

martin m. (mushrush), Monday, 5 May 2003 15:16 (twenty-two years ago)

Great pix, erik!

Sarah McLUsky (coco), Tuesday, 6 May 2003 14:51 (twenty-two years ago)

Here for the Courbet, Origin Of The World

nickn (nickn), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 06:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Blimey! Thanks, Nickn and everyone for their contribs. So, nobody else remembers this wanking episode from the film? I was so taken with that image. Going back in time to an era in which (natch) there was no porn accessible and you see a painting like The Three Ages of Man, with its carefully arranged flutes. It was probably too much to bear!
As for Courbet, it's glorious, but Anthony what do you mean by 'it's a mockery of fieldity?'
Titian's nudes were notable for the fact that in some cases they looked like contemporary women, rather than wispy goddesses or angels. Which is where Manet's Olympia comes in.

Daniel (dancity), Wednesday, 7 May 2003 08:30 (twenty-two years ago)

ten years pass...

now this, THIS is a hobby

j., Friday, 21 March 2014 00:27 (eleven years ago)


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