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Richard Payne Knight
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Richard Payne Knight of Downton Castle in Herefordshire, and of 5 Soho Square, London, England, was a classical scholar, connoisseur, archaeologist and numismatist best known for his theories of pictu
Portrait of Payne Knight by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1794
Portrait of Payne Knight by Sir Thomas Lawrence, 1794
Bust of Payne Knight (1812) by John Bacon the Younger in the British Museum
Bust of Payne Knight (1812) by John Bacon the Younger in the British Museum
Four figures from Discourse on the worship of Priapus and its connection with the mystic theology of the ancients as republished by George Witt in 186
Four figures from Discourse on the worship of Priapus and its connection with the mystic theology of the ancients as republished by George Witt in 1865
An Account of the Remains of the Worship of Priapus (1786).
An Account of the Remains of the Worship of Priapus (1786).
Priapus
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In Greek mythology, Priapus is a minor rustic fertility god, protector of livestock, fruit plants, gardens, and male genitalia. Priapus is marked by his oversized penis, and his permanent erection, wh
Richard Payne Knight
…from him an absolute title in his property, which thus passed by law to his daughter. Notoriously, Knight's first book, A Discourse on the Worship of Priapus (1786), sought to recover the importance of ancient phallic cults. Knight's apparent preference for ancient sacred eroticism over Judeo-Christian…
Fresco of Priapus, House of the Vettii, Pompeii
Fresco of Priapus, House of the Vettii, Pompeii
Priapus depicted with the attributes of Mercury in a fresco found at Pompeii
Priapus depicted with the attributes of Mercury in a fresco found at Pompeii
Bronze Bust of Priapus, Roman 100 BC found in the Villa di Papiri in Herculaneum
Bronze Bust of Priapus, Roman 100 BC found in the Villa di Papiri in Herculaneum
Gallo-Roman bronze statuette (c. 1st century AD) of Priapus (or a Genius cucullatus?) discovered in Picardy, northern France, made in two parts, with
Gallo-Roman bronze statuette (c. 1st century AD) of Priapus (or a Genius cucullatus?) discovered in Picardy, northern France, made in two parts, with the top section concealing a giant phallus.