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msmcknittington) wrote2008-06-03 07:53 pm
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Oh, Jost Amman, you strange man.
Can anyone explain to me what's going on in this picture? It appears that the woman sitting in front of the bathhouse proprietor (the dude standing up while wearing bikini briefs) has large knobs stuck on her shoulders. I'd read the text that is supposedly about the picture, but it appears to be about an apple seller, and . . . there are no apples!
And the blacksmith is less burly than the cook. What kind of place was Germany in the 16th century?
And the blacksmith is less burly than the cook. What kind of place was Germany in the 16th century?
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Anyhow, if this is a bathhouse thingie, maybe it did double duty (like a barber-surgeon) as a spa - we're talking DEEP pore-cleansing.
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The fact that she's washing a child makes medical treatment unlikely in my mind, though. It really looks like she has scrub brushes on her shoulders -- like Scrubbing Bubbles dudes.