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Puer mingens

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Two pueri mingentes in the sacristy lavabo, Florence Cathedral

A puer mingēns (Latin: [ˈpʊ.ɛr ˈmɪŋ.ɡeːns]; pl.: puerī mingentēs [ˈpʊ.ɛr.iː mɪŋ.ˈɡɛn.teːs])[1] is a figure in a work of art depicted as a prepubescent boy in the act of urinating, either actual or simulated. The puer mingens could represent anything from whimsy and boyish innocence to erotic symbols of virility and masculine bravado.[2]

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: A puer mingens depicted in the Grimani Breviary, c. 1510, Biblioteca Marciana, Venice

Gerard Horenbout, Alexander & Simon Bening - Venedig, Biblioteca Marciana

Februar, Brevarium Grimani, fol. 3v (Flemish)

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