Process of enticing a person, to engage in sexual behaviour

concept

Page 121: Sita being lured by a disguised Ravana, while Rama and Laksmana hunt in the forest. Watercolour drawing.

Persian couple copulating

Lot and his daughters take refuge in a cave and begin their debauch; outside, his wife, now a pillar of salt, faces the burning city of Sodom. Etching by D. Bonavera.

A Persian prince with a young woman

Persian prince with his attendants

Persian couple sharing a drink

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

Lot and his daughters: one of the daughters carries a wine jug. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1771, after G. Reni.

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Seduction

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Persian couple copulating

Persian couple copulating

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

Persian couple copulating

Lot and his daughters: one of the daughters carries a wine jug. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1771, after G. Reni.

Seduction

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Persian couple copulating

Persian couple copulating

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

Persian couple copulating

Lot and his daughters: one of the daughters carries a wine jug. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1771, after G. Reni.

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