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William Cheselden giving an anatomical demonstration at the anatomy theatre of the Barber-Surgeons' Company

Painting of a dissection

Tags: anatomy, barber-surgeons, dissection, painting

Anatomical figure with removable parts

Carved figure of the body and internal organs, crude details therefore unlikely to be for teaching purposes

Tags: anatomy, figure, organs, removable parts

Onania: or, the heinous sin of self-pollution and all its frightful consequences (in both sexes) considered with spiritual and physical advice to those who have already injured themselves by this abominable practice.

Book describing the supposed debilitation resulting from masturbation

Tags: anti-masturbation, book, masturbation, medical book, sex, sexuality, wellcome

Male displaying the effects of onanism

Illustration of a male in a debilitated state of the body from the effects of onanism or self-pollution. From The Secret Companion by R. J. Brodie.

Tags: anti-masturbation, book, diagnosis, illustration, masturbation, medical illustration, sex, sexuality, symptoms, wellcome

Photograph of Marina Abramovic's performing Seedbed

Concealed beneath a special platform in the Guggenheim (2005), Abramovic re-performs Vito Acconci's 1972 work Seedbed, masturbating while her vocalized sexual fantasies are projected for visitors to hear as they stand above her.

Tags: art, masturbation, performance, public, sex, sexuality, stigma, theatre

Kylix with erotic motif

Satyr orgy depicted on side B of a kylix

Tags: ancient greece, kylix, masturbation, orgy, penis, sex, sexuality

Jugum penises

Metal contraptions to be fastened around the base of the penis to make arousal painful and thus prevent masturbation

Tags: anti-masturbation, jugum penis, masturbation, medical equipment, penis, sex, sexuality, victorian

Victorian AIDS Council advertisement

Two men with moustaches feel each other's bodies with a list of unsafe and safe sex practices; advertisement by the Victorian AIDS Council. Colour lithograph.

Tags: advertisement, AIDS, infection, LGBTQ+, masturbation, poster, prevention, public health, safe sex, sex, sexuality, wellcome

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Tags: death, flesh, religion, wounds

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Tags: death, flesh, religion, wounds

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