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In the painting 'February' from Très Riches Heures (1416, France), two people are explicitly depicted warming themselves in front of a fire with their genitals exposed. Why? Was this normal practice in the winter? Would people at the time have been surprised by the painting? NSFW

by /u/Ganesha811 in /r/AskHistorians

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