Hendrik Goltzius, a late-16th-century Dutch printer and engraver of erotic prints, seduces the Margrave of Alsace into paying for a printing press to make and publish illustrated books.

Trivia – As explained in a section of the film DVD (in reference to the “The Absence of Pubic Hair in Art”), Peter Greenaway wanted the actresses in this movie have their pubes shaved for the nude scenes. Anne Louise Hassing said that showing her completely naked body wasn’t that bad. “Of course, I had some concerns about the nude scenes, but my agent got some clauses posted and they were fully respected. And when I first started filming, I felt like nudity actually became my costume because Peter Greenaway’s pictures are so beautiful,” she said.