‘Lysistrata shielding her coynte’, by Aubrey Beardsley (original) (raw)

Lysistrata shielding her coynte

Aubrey Beardsley

Photo-mechanical reproduction of a pen and ink drawing

10 x 7 inches

The Lysistrata of Aristophanes.

A scene showing Lysistrata’s determination to protect herself against the phallocentric sexuality of the warring husbands. [Commentary continues below.]

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