Tuesday 29 December 2009

Cunnilingus through art since Roman times

Cunnilingus portrayed at Pompeii

Édouard-Henri Avril drawing depicting the life of Sappho

Autocunnilingus, cunnilingus performed on oneself.
Édouard-Henri Avril's depiction of cunniliingus

Watercolor painting by Achille Devéria depicting cunnilingus

"Cunnilingus"

As in all human sexual behaviour, both the techniques used in cunnilingus and individual responses to them are varied. The clitoris is the most sexually sensitive part of the body for almost all women but may be too sensitive to pleasantly stimulate directly at times, especially in early stages of arousal.

Author Shere Hite notes in The Hite Report that most women achieve orgasm easily from clitoral stimulation as part of cunnilingus. Some sex manuals recommend beginning with a gentler, less focused stimulation of the labia and the whole genital area.

The tip, blade, or underside of the tongue may be used, as can the nose, chin, teeth and lips. Movements can be slow or fast, regular or erratic, firm or soft, according to the participants' preferences.

The tongue can be inserted into the vagina, either stiffened or moving. The performing partner may also hum to produce vibration.

Cunnilingus may be accompanied by the insertion of finger(s) or a sex toy into the vagina, which allows for the simultaneous stimulation of the g-spot, and/or into the anus. Some sex educators recommend that cunnilingus be the major element in sexual activities involving women.