Alchemical Hands in the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili

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Worship of Priapus

NARRATIVE m5r · p.185
Worship of Priapus
From the 1499 Aldine first edition (University of Seville copy, via Internet Archive)

Full-page woodcut: nineteen female and five male figures worshipping at a shrine of Priapus. Densely populated ritual scene.

In the Narrative

The Priapus worship scene marks the transition from procession to temple ritual. The explicit nature of this woodcut embodies the HP's frank treatment of fertility and desire.

Source: LLM_ASSISTED · HIGH