Sexmuseum Amsterdam men to the Romans’ insatiable appetite for sex, visitors will learn how sex was viewed throughout history, and this includes the repressive Middle Ages. http://www.netherlands-tourism.com/sexmuseum-amsterdam-venustempel-explore-history-eroticism/ Sexmuseum Amsterdam The Sexmuseum or the Temple of Venus (Dutch: "Venustempel") is a sex museum located in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The museum opened in 1985. It had 675,000 visitors in 2015, making it one of the most visited museums in the Netherlands. The museum features an extensive collection of pictures, recordings, photos, paintings and artifacts which allow visitors to explore the evolution of human sexuality throughout the ages. Visitors learn about the history of sex and
The Feast of Venus (Rubens) left. She is being held aloft by a leering satyr as she lewdly clutches his horns and stares out of the canvas with a knowing look. The Feast of Venus (Rubens) The Feast of Venus is a painting by Flemish painter Rubens, now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. It is a fanciful depiction of the Roman festival Veneralia celebrated in honor of Venus Verticordia. Rubens thought highly of Titian and made a copy of the Venetian master's "The Worship of Venus" which remained in Rubens' private collection until his death. Titian's work, in turn, was based on the "Imagines"