The Abduction of Proserpina (1622) by Gian Lorenzo Bernini

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[–]cunninglingus 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It's the first marble sculpture to juxtapose the sensuality and violence of the rape in a manner that engages the viewer in a close, frontal direction.

[–]IMissPorn 0 insightful - 4 fun0 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 4 fun -  (3 children)

Easily one of the best pieces of rape art until the invention of tentacle porn.

[–]cunninglingus 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Something like that.

Bernini was a horrific asshole.

[–]LarrySwinger2 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Tell us your backstory, IMP. Did you have a porn addiction that got out of hand?

[–]jet199 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It sucked