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  • Lascivious images should be banned



    Molanus argues that indecent and lascivious art, such as naked Venuses or Satyrs, should be forbidden because they are prostitution to the eye.

    Conflict
    Nudity/Obscenity/Lasciviousness
    Mention
    Leuven, 1617
    Subject
    Pan ; Phallus ; Satyr ; Venus
  • Frostispiece of Molanus, De historia sanctarum imaginum et picturarum (1617), Antwerp, Gasparus Bellerus

    The unworthiness of the pagan gods comes forward in their appearance



    Molanus condemns and ridicules the pagan gods and names several of them: Vulcan, Apollo, Saturn, Diana, Mercury, Pan, June, and Neptune.

    Conflict
    Monstrosity/Unacceptable configuration
    Mention
    Leuven, 1617
    Subject
    Aesculapius ; Apollo ; Diana ; Diana of Ephesus ; Janus ; Juno ; Jupiter ; Mercury ; Neptune ; Pagan Gods ; Pan ; Saturn ; Vulcan