The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things

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The nun’s back side

30 May 2020 by Chelsea Nichols

This 1731 painting of a nun contains a saucy hidden secret.

Categories: Curiosities, Historical Art • Tags: erotic, nuns, paintings

Sexy weasels in Renaissance art

14 May 2019 by Chelsea Nichols

Exploring the sexual symbolism hidden in paintings of weasels in Renaissance art

Categories: Curiosities, Historical Art • Tags: animals in art, ermine, fertility, flea-fur, jewels, paintings, pregnancy, renaissance, symbolism, weasel

A saucy self-portrait from 1828

29 April 2019 by Chelsea Nichols

The story behind a saucy self-portrait from 1828 by Sarah Goodridge

Categories: Curiosities, Historical Art • Tags: 19th century, breasts, erotic, female artists, paintings, sex

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For those with a taste for the peculiar, The Museum of Ridiculously Interesting Things is an imaginary museum that explores the strange place between art and curiosities.

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