wtfarthistory:

Giovanni da Udine, Festoon, 1517, fresco.  Villa Farnesina, Rome

Here follows Giorgio Vasari’s account of the above fresco detail:

Above the flying figure of Mercury he [Giovanni da Udine] fashioned a Priapus from a gourd and two eggplants for testicles… while nearby he painted a cluster of large figs, one of which, over-ripe and bursting open, is penetrated by the gourd.”

Raphael and Giovanni da Udine, Mercury, 1517, fresco.  Villa Farnesina, Rome

meladoodle:

*enters selfies into art exhibition*

That’s called a self portrait

lipstick-feminists:

In a landmark step its chief executive called “compassionate, caring and kind,” the Boy Scouts of America on Thursday ended its longstanding policy of forbidding openly gay youths to participate in its activities.

The decision, which followed years of resistance and wrenching internal debate, was widely seen as a milestone for the Boy Scouts, a symbol of traditional America. More than 1,400 volunteer leaders from across the country voted, with more than 60 percent approving a measure that said no youth may be denied membership “on the basis of sexual orientation or preference alone.”