The scowl of shame

Le Roman de la Rose, par Guillaume de Lorris et Jean de Meun.
Le Roman de la Rose, par Guillaume de Lorris et Jean de Meun.
Source: gallica.bnf.fr

Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 24392, fol. 145v.

Mars and Venus are caught in bed by Vulcan, a scene frowned upon by a neighboring initial.

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