Hague, Netherlands – The National Museum of the Netherlands is a new item on the performance that merges art with the infamous red light district of Amsterdam: a 200 -year -old condom, emerged with erotic art.
Rijksmuseum said in a statement that fickle -prohibition is believed to be built around 1830 from a sheep appendix, “reflects both fickle and serious side of sexual health.”
This “safe sex?” Is part of an exhibition called. About 19th century sex work which was opened on Tuesday.
The condom, possibly decorated with a sensual image of a souvenir, a nun and three clergy from a brothel.
Courtesy of rijksmuseum/kelly Schenk
The phrase “This is my choice” is written in French with sheath. According to the museum, it is a reference to the Pierre-Ougste Renaissance painting “The Judgment of Paris”, which depicts Trojan Prince Paris, judging a beauty competition between three gods and goddesses.
“Getting condoms enabled us to focus on the 19th century sexuality and prostitution, a subject that has reduced in our collection. It symbolizes both mild and deep sides of sexual health, in an era when the discovery of erotic bliss unwanted pleasure and sexually broadcast was filled with diseases” The museum says On your website.
Courtesy of rijksmuseum/kelly Schenk
The museum stated that it acquired condoms in an auction about six months ago, with the support of FG Wallar-Fonds, a memorial fund was established in 1938, in memory of one of the beneficiaries of the Rizksmuseum.
The museum stated that the piece of sex-themed art history was to remain on the performance by the end of November.