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Poolside Lovemaking
| Content Provider | The Heritage Lab |
|---|---|
| Artist | Anonymous |
| Organization | Walters Art Museum |
| Spatial Coverage | Chamba Himachal Pradesh |
| Temporal Coverage | Circa 1700 |
| Description | Such paintings as this were not made for titillation, but for education in the art of sex. They illustrate postures described in various sexual manuals, such as Vatsyayana’s well-known “Kamasutra.” In this Pahari painting a draped bed is placed beside a pool with three little ducks, and, apart from a bonsai-like tree on the left, the lovers are presented against the drooping branches of two willows. He has a dark complexion, while she is fair. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Rights License | CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication |
| Use Rights URL | http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed |
| Subject Keyword | Chamba Himachal Pradesh Intimacy Pahari Miniature Painting Walters Art Museum |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Painting |