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Germanic Warrior Looking At A Roman Helmet, 1902, Osmar Schindler (infosec.pub)
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[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 17 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Feels like this painting was intended to be a completely different subject matter, then he changed his mind at the last minute.

[–] dangercake@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"How'd you like that huh Mr Roman guy" - Germanic soldier

[–] GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Go on... Painting had my attention but now you have my interest. XD

[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

I'm not an expert at these things, but my artistic interpretation is that this is gay.

[–] FunctionallyLiterate@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sorry, but the child in me just thinks he's trying to hide his morning wood.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 1 week ago

In a Roman head, sure

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago

"Okay baby so I'm kind of into helmets. I know sex has been weird for us. But maybe you want to.... watch me fuck this helmet?"

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It really was just all about the bare chests with these guys, wasn’t it? Men, women, didn’t matter…