ambrielmythos:

This motif was very common in Renaissance art. Although the theme had been seen in art before, it was during the Renaissance that erotic subtext was added. Death and sex were darkly bound. It is also a transition out of the Dance with Death motif that was also a popular theme.
Death and the Maiden - Niklaus Manuel 1517
racingbabe89:

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wakeuptomeinthemorning:

untitled by STRING THEORY* on Flickr.