Temptation of necessary food

p [476], line, Kennington, 102 x 115 mm

Chubby nude male baby, facing front, clutching left foot with left hand - inspired by Kennington's own children.

p 472 [tr ed p 490] - 'In Arabia, where superfluities lacked, the temptation of necessary food lay always on men. Each morsel which passed their lips might, if they were not watchful, become a pleasure. Luxuries might be as plain as running water or a shady tree, whose rareness and misuse often turned them into lusts.'

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