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Sex in the Bible

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  • Adam gestures towards a radiant Eve, flesh of his flesh. Etching by J.E. Ridinger after himself, c. 1750.
  • Lamech, holding a farming implement, points at a child; down in the street, various acts of uninhibited licence go on. Engraving.
  • Potiphar's wife denouncing Joseph to Potiphar. Tempera painting by Francesco di Giorgio Martini, 146- (?).
  • Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.
  • Judith and her maid put the head of Holofernes into a bag. Engraving by A. Smith.
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Catalogue

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    Judith puts the head of Holofernes into her maid's bag. Etching (?) after H. Goltzius.

    Goltzius, Hendrik, 1558-1617. | Reference: 20970i
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    Judith with Holofernes' head; her maid behind her. Line engraving after C. Allori.

    Allori, Cristofano, 1577-1621. | Reference: 20913i
    • Books

    Die Wertung des Sexus im alten Testament / [Moses A. Spira].

    Spira, Moses A., 1932- | Date: 1964
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    Lot, drunk, rests back into the arms of one of his daughters; the other one pours him more wine; in the background his wife watches Sodom burn. Engraving by W. Kent after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino, 1630.

    Domenichino, 1581-1641. | Reference: 15839i
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    Judith with Holofernes' head. Coloured photograph after G. Reni.

    Reni, Guido, 1575-1642. | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 584792i
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