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Erotic helplessness : a study of the history of the Damsel in Distress theme in art
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ducon007
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The story goes that this woman, Agnès Piedeleu, was dragged naked in Paris as a pimp.
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The last image here depicts the execution of Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury who was 67 years old when she died. Apparently the execution was botched and Margaret was said to have escaped the block and was "hewn down" by the executioner as she ran (pretty good for an elderly lady). It is said it took more than 11 blows to finish her off. On the walls of her cell, it is believed she etched the words found there:
For traitors on the block should die;
I am no traitor, no, not I!
My faithfulness stands fast and so,
Towards the block I shall not go!
Nor make one step, as you shall see;
Christ in Thy Mercy, save Thou me!
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Apparently she did not pray for fortitude in the face of death...
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Alfred Dehodencq, Execution of a Jewess in Morocco, circa 1861
There's a story behind these paintings, but I'll only go into it if there's any interest. In any case, they depict the case of a real young woman, Sol Hachuel, beheaded in Fez in public in 1834 for refusing to admit she had converted to Islam.
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How did those leaves stay where the are?
cynthia the inocent
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I love erotic art. My strongest urges are played out when I am stripped naked in front of strangers and made to submit to their most based depravity. One of my favorite fantasy's is to be displayed as an almost virgin, at a college frat party. and sold to the highest bidders for their amusement.
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mp5stab
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Love the hair pulling... but you could've guessed that. A wonderfully captured scene, the painting is bursting with authentic detail!
Alfred Dehodencq, Execution of a Jewess in Morocco, circa 1861
There's a story behind these paintings, but I'll only go into it if there's any interest. In any case, they depict the case of a real young woman, Sol Hachuel, beheaded in Fez in public in 1834 for refusing to admit she had converted to Islam.
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I liked #2 the best. It looks like they are just getting started. The apprehensive expression on the girl's face says it all.
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ducon007
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Nice!
But, more "chistian"...hmmm...
#1 is the execution of Brunehaut, carried on a camel before being dragged by an untamed horse (according to the chronicles...)
#4 is an illustration for the novel "Aphrodite", by Pierre Louÿs.
#5 is new for me. According the sign, could be Hypatia of Alexandria, massacred in the 5th century.
Thanks a lot anyway!