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Such as said by Matisse: “Art is the reflection of the soul; all the means employed for expressing it are good: poetry, painting, sculpture, music, etc.…”.
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Henri Matisse (1869–1954), a famous French painter and sculptor. He was the leader of the Fauvism period.
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The twentieth century has added four arts to the five major arts of the nineteenth century (literature/poetry, architecture, painting/drawing, music, sculpture): performing arts (theatre, dance, mime, circus), (cinema), (radio, TV, photo/comic strips). The last art (comic strips) has only recently been included with its eight older sisters.
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La revanche du clitoris. M. Mazurette et D. Mascaret. Ed. La Musardine, 2008
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Un petit bout de bonheur. Petit manuel de clitologie. R. Pujol. Ed. J.C. Gawsewitch, 2007
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La caresse de Vénus. Le clitoris, mode d’emploi. G. Leleu. Ed. Leduc.s, 2009.
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The clitoral truth : The secret of your fingertips. R. Chalker. Publisher : Seven Stories Press, 2000
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The clitourist; A Guide to one of the Hottest Spots on Earth. K. Salmansohn; illustrated by Tr. Krauss, Ed. Universe, 2002
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Tip of the iceberg : a book about clitoris. L. Szumowski. Publisher Zoo-Mouse-Key Press, 2012
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An intimate Geography. N. Angier. Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999.
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Nouvel éloge de la masturbation. Ph. Brenot. Ed. L’Esprit du temps, 2013.
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Clitomotrice. S. Jabes. Ed. J.C. Lattès, 2005
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La tentation du clitoris (The temptation of the clitoris). R. Jauffret. Ed. Publie.net, 2010
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El clitoris of Camille (Camille’s clitoris). D. Medrano, Leading Seix Baral, 2006.
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Les particules élémentaires (The elementary particles). Mr. Houellebecq. Ed. Flammarion, 1998
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Plateforme (Platform): Mr. Houellebecq. Ed. Flammarion, 2001.
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Such the astonishing Volturius amplus “landica”.
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On this topic, read the excellent and diverting study of this painting in a book written by D. Level: “On n’y voit rien: Descriptions (Nothing there to see: Descriptions)
Denoël Ed. 2005, Chap. La femme dans le coffre (The woman in the trunk).
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R. Goffen :” Titian’s Venus of Urbino “Publisher R. Goffen, Cambridge 1997”.
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J.M. Bourgery and N.H. Jacob: “Traité complet de l’anatomie de l’homme” (“Complete treatise on man’s anatomy”); eighth volume, Chap. “Woman’s sexual organs”, Ed. L. Guerin, 1866–1867.
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We would have readily acquired a copy of one of these pelvises for the anatomical education of our future doctors if their cost was not prohibitive, such as most of the work of non-standard contemporary artists.
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The Museum of Specola in Florence was founded in 1775 by Pierre-Léopold of Habsbourg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, from a collection belonging to the Medicis family, whose successive generations were great lovers of art and science. The collection was continuously increased with the addition, to the Museum, of various departments (botanical and the like) and of an institute of wax moulding and thanks to the remarkable work of the Masters of wax moulding, including Gaetano Giulio Zumbo, from the famous school of anatomy in Bologna.
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“The clitoris—essays on female genitals—with real 4 view masters in 3D”. Th. P. Lowry and T. Sn. Lowry, Published Warren H. Green, 1976.
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“The clitoris, this dear unknown”, a documentary by Mr. Dominici, V. Moszinski and St Firmin, 2003, co-produced by Cats and Dogs Films, Sylicone and Arte France.
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“The anatomist”, a film produced in 2011 by G. Tagliavini, an Argentinian screenwriter.
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This is certainly due to the fact that masturbation is an intimate process and is not suited for the cinema with many viewers, except in the case of pornography films.
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“La fabuleuse histoire du clitoris” (“The fabulous history of the clitoris”) Essay, J-C Piquard, Ed. Blanche, 2012.
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Note: published in Agentina in 1997.
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“Les 200 clitoris de Marie Bonaparte” (“The 200 clitorises of Marie Bonaparte”) A. Lemel. Ed. Fayard/Mille et une nuits, 2010.
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Hospital and Latin anthology. Collection of Songs from guardrooms… (collected by Courtepaille). Ed. Bichat, 1911.
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Recall also that the other side of the Channel, the English comedian, Roy Chubby Brown, known for his sarcastic humour, created in 1995 a show aptly named “Clitoris allsorts”, but the author, very controversial because of his sometimes outrageous mockery against women, did not have the expected success.
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We do not refer to tattoos of the said organ, whose extremely reduced visible surface and exacerbated sensitivity appear to be serious reasons for contraindicating this practice.
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Di Marino, V., Lepidi, H. (2014). The Clitoris in Art. In: Anatomic Study of the Clitoris and the Bulbo-Clitoral Organ. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04894-9_17
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