NSFW (18+) I've noticed a great deal of depictions of Aristotle and Phyllis in a kind of D/s pose, that all seem to be from the time of the Northern Renaissance, was female dominance/male submission a known thing in the sexual practices of Europe at this time? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

NSFW (18+) I've noticed a great deal of depictions of Aristotle and Phyllis in a kind of D/s pose, that all seem to be from the time of the Northern Renaissance, was female dominance/male submission a known thing in the sexual practices of Europe at this time?

by AclockworkWalrus

Did people of the 15th and 16th centuries know of and practice bdsm?

AclockworkWalrus

To provide a little context/clarity here are links to a few of the images in question: http://17rg073sukbm1lmjk9jrehb643.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/phyllis8.jpg

http://the-toast.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/phyllis5.jpg

http://dhayton.haverford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PonAMasterMZ.png