Incubus An incubus is a mythological male night spirit who lies upon sleeping women in order to engage in sexual activity with them. As noted in an earlier blog, the female counterpart of the incubus is a succubus who takes the form of a woman in order to seduce men, also through sexual activity. Salacious…
Month: April 2019
Van Gogh and Britain
We start with a question. Is knowledge of the background of an artist necessary to understanding and appreciating his or her work? The ongoing art exhibit at the Tate and an article on van Gogh seems to think it is. But it can be fun and self-educational to go into a group art show, look…
Succubi
Succubi As mentioned in a previous blog, a succubus is a demon who takes the form of a woman in order to seduce men while they sleep, usually through sexual activity. She is often depicted as a highly attractive enchantress. At times, a succubus is pictured as wearing wings, fangs, hooves or snake-like eyes. The…
Thieves Stole a $3.4 Million Brueghel From a Remote Italian Church—or So They Thought.
… Here’s How the Village Tricked Them The town’s mayor was one of the few people who knew that the real painting was somewhere safe but locals had their suspicions something was up. The Crucifixion by Pieter Brueghel the Younger that thieves tried to lift from a church in northern Italy on Wednesday. Nan Stewert, March…
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