The five senses Touch PK-P-110.483, PK-P-100.273

A man and woman are shown in a close physical embrace, their faces pressing together to illustrate the sensation of skin contact. The woman wears a pearl necklace and a dress with ruffled trim, while a tortoise rests upon her lap in the foreground. The scene is set against a backdrop of heavy, dramatic drapery that focuses the viewer's attention on the tactile interaction between the figures.

This print belongs to a series on the five senses, a central theme in Renaissance natural philosophy used to explore how the soul interacts with the material world. The accompanying Latin verse provides a moralizing Neoplatonic warning, suggesting that the physical pleasure of touch can lead to spiritual corruption or the 'malady' of earthly attachment.