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The Lovers, Chubei and Umegawa, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Kitagawa UtamaroThe Lovers, Chubei and Umegawa, late 18th/early 19th century. From the British Museum, London
Reine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-LautrecReine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Reine de joie (Queen of Joy), a novel by Victor Joze is remembered today for Toulouse-Lautrecs poster and his cruel depiction of the books characters
Joseph and Potiphars wife andJoseph in prison interpreting dreams, 14th centuryJoseph and Potiphars wife and, below, Joseph in prison interpreting the dreams of the baker and the butler, from the Golden Haggadah, a medieval Jewish manuscript from Spain
Adam and Eve in paradise (The Fall), 1531. Artist: Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553)Adam and Eve in paradise (The Fall), 1531. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Adam and Eve, 1531. Artist: Baldung, Hans (1484-1545)Adam and Eve, 1531. Found in the collection of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections
Adam and Eve (Tapestry), c. 1650-1660. Artist: Leyniers Workshop (active Mid of 17th cen. )Adam and Eve (Tapestry), c. 1650-1660. Found in the collection of the National Museum Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania
Jupiter, Juno and Io, 1710s. Artist: Jean-Marc NattierJupiter, Juno and Io, 1710s. According to Greek Mythology, Zeus seduced Io, one of the priestesses of his wife, Hera, and changed her into a heifer in order to try to hide his act from Hera
Bathing Bathsheba, 1832. Artist: Karl BriullovBathing Bathsheba, 1832. The Book of Samuel describes how Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite, was seduced by King David after he saw her bathing from the roof of his palace
Tavern scene from The Rakes Progress, 1735. Artist: William HogarthTavern scene from The Rakes Progress, 1735. Plate II in William Hogarths series of eight illustrations originally published in 1735. Here the Rake squanders his fortune on drink, women and gambling
The dangers of lust and illicit love, 16th century. Artist: Peter FlotnerThe dangers of lust and illicit love, 16th century. Alcohol is aiding seduction in the centre, while death and corruption brandishes an hourglass on the left. After a symbolic woodcut by Peter Flotner
Nymph and Satyr, c1715. Artist: Jean-Antoine WatteauNymph and Satyr, c1715. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France
Jupiter and Calisto, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644
Lady Booby attempts to seduce the immaculate Joseph, from " The Adventures of Joseph Andrews, and His Friend Mr. Abraham Adams", 1792