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
Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus (Reynolds) Marchioness of Thomond was bought at the sale of her collection in May 1821 by Sir John Soane - it is thus now in the Soane Museum. In 1788 Lord Carysfort commissioned an autograph copy to present to Prince Grigory Potemkin, which is now in the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg. Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus (Reynolds) Cupid Untying the Zone of Venus (originally entitled "A Nymph and Cupid: ‘The Snake in the Grass’" or "The Snake in the Grass, or Love unloosing the zone of Beauty"; later also known as "Love and Beauty" and "Cupid Untying the Girdle