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There's so much hair by today's standard that you can barely see anything.
The hair is a thing in itself in some cultures.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/985...
There is speculation that this world is part of a larger complete figure that Corbet painted.
FYI, this needs an NSFW tag.
This was painted 154 years ago. I wonder if in another 154 years, in 2174, we'll still need cautionary labels on images of genitalia. Or if we may have matured a little by then (if we survive). I wouldn't bet on it.
I don't know if they're available in English, but this reminds me of Tardi's excellent Le Cri du Peuple
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In this case mature just implies being desensitized to seeing genitalia. I don’t know if that’s better than maintaining a healthy “lust” for the world around you especially in light of the fact that the world doesn’t offer infinite novelty. Everything in moderation?
I guess a culture that is mature enough not to be emotionally overwhelmed by their lust is also one with fewer unplanned pregnancies, a lower population, and less able to compete with more lustful cultures.
It seems that the head of the painting may have been found (though this is controversial). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/985... https://archive.is/rGrXL There is speculation that this world is part of a larger complete figure that Corbet painted.
I don't know if they're available in English, but this reminds me of Tardi's excellent Le Cri du Peuple
You mean of Jean Vautrin? And may I ask what is the connection between the article and the novel, which in English translation is called "The Voice of the People".
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The hair is a thing in itself in some cultures.
Yes. It's important to remember that the person who commissioned the painting was a Muslim, and in Islam both men and women are supposed to shave their genital area and underarms, because that's their proper state, according to islamic belief.