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Past Diary on Instagram: "“The Mouth Kiss” (1879) by Pierre Jean van der Ouderaa is one of those paintings that grabs you before you even fully understand what’s happening. At first glance, it looks like a dramatic scene from medieval Europe — a solemn room, heavy clothing, serious faces. But when you look closer, you realize this isn’t romance or tenderness. Instead, this is a medieval justice ritual known as weregild, or “man price” / “blood money.” In this tradition from the Low Countries, a