Phallus tree
The phallus tree was an art motif in Western Europe during the late Middle Ages and the beginning of the Renaissance.[1]
Phallus tree in the Fertility Fresco at Massa Marittima, circa 1265
Its concrete significance is hazy, but it appeared in bronze, illuminated manuscript, and paint; it manifested as bawdy humour, religious parody, political comment. The Tuscan Massa Marittima mural, featuring oversized phalluses, some erect, complete with testes, was Guelph propaganda warning that if the Ghibellines were allowed to take control, they would bring with them sexual perversion and witchcraft.[2]
References
- The Phallus Tree: A Medieval and Renaissance Phenomenon, Johan J. Mattelaer, MD, 14 January 2010, doi:10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01668.x
- "The Massa Marittima Mural -". April 2005.
- Phallus tree in a Roman de la Rose manuscript.
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