Waterworks â the origins of little boys peeing in fountains
Little boys peeing. It's a motif that repeats in neo-classical statues, bas-reliefs, and fountains the world over⦠officially called the Puer Mingens motif.
But did it come from? Who was Puer? And why did it become the motif of choice for artisans in classical Europe?
Amy Boyington, is an architectural historian who has researched the motif's opaque origins.
This was first broadcast on August 20, 2022.
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