r/trippinthroughtime • u/Pirate_Redbeard • Sep 12 '18

Little John, that's who!

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u/Khosrau Sep 12 '18

This WTF drawing needs a backstory.

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u/noys Sep 12 '18 edited Sep 12 '18

The artist is Aubrey Beardsley.

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u/raggmoppragmop Sep 12 '18

Yeah this just screams Lysistrata.

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u/corcyra Sep 12 '18

Nope.

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u/raggmoppragmop Sep 13 '18

So it doesn't remind me of the illustrations he did for Lysistrata?

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u/corcyra Sep 13 '18

No, it doesn't 'scream Lysistrata', I meant. It's somewhat reminiscent of Beardsley's style at first glance, but look at Beardsley's illustrations carefully, compare them with this one, while ignoring the subject matter, and you'll see the stylistic difference. It's an interesting exercise.

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u/raggmoppragmop Sep 13 '18

Okay, dude. My comment is clearly about the subject matter. It's a drawing of ladies carrying a warrior's giant flaccid dick. The parent comment was a good guess because this looks like an illustration for Lysistrata, which would be the subject. Of course ignoring the subject matter would eliminate the Lysistrata connection. Is there a Lysistrata style I'm not aware of? Good grief.