TIL about Ostentatio genitalium (Latin for "display of the genitals") - term that refers to artistic emphasis of the genitals of Christ in Renaissance paintings en.wikipedia.org Submitted by mayoronczka t3_zza21h on December 30, 2022 at 8:05 PM in todayilearned 22 comments 133
DaveOJ12 t1_j2acgp2 wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:09 PM I see where the word "ostentatious" came from. Permalink 5 MusicianIcy8975 t1_j2aewai wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:25 PM What about the word "genitals", do you see where that came from too? Permalink Parent 6 [deleted] t1_j2ait7l wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:50 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j2apfdy wrote on December 30, 2022 at 9:33 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1
MusicianIcy8975 t1_j2aewai wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:25 PM What about the word "genitals", do you see where that came from too? Permalink Parent 6 [deleted] t1_j2ait7l wrote on December 30, 2022 at 8:50 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1 [deleted] t1_j2apfdy wrote on December 30, 2022 at 9:33 PM [deleted] Permalink Parent 1
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