¿Vino, mujeres y canciones?
¡No tan rápido! El amor masculino inspiró poetas, pintores, y reyes Arabes, Persianos y Mughal, como Shah Abbas I de Persia, aqui abrazando su copero.
El Barón de Taormina
Las fotos del Baron von Gloeden encantaron los Victorianos, que fueron tal vez menos apretados que nosotros hoy en día. Juezga por ti mismo.
Gay Greek ceramics
More than one thousand vases depicting homosexual themes have survived since the heyday of Greek culture. Visit our collection.
The Barberini Faun . . .
. . . was NOT sculpted by Mr. Barberini. Visit our Roman sculpture garden for more examples of ancient gay art.
Not handicapped . . .
. . . by anti-sex religious dogma, the Japanese developed a sophisticated culture of male homoerotic art.
Chinese love-play
“South wind” was the Ming Dynasty euphemism for male love. The art is a lot more direct.
Love poems . . .
. . . from Gibraltar to the Bay of Bengal, usually sang of handsome youths. Rest a moment, traveler, and read a few.
Young men in poses . . .
. . . subtly homoerotic to pass Victorian muster, such as this Spinario by Gustav Eberlein, were all the rage in the late 1800s.
Herold kidnaps Ganymede
See this and many other modern art works by Rick Herold for show and for sale, part of our new collection of contemporary art.
Von Gloeden Exhibit
Von Gloeden’s classical scenes have earned him a reputation as one of the founding fathers of gay photography.
Eye to eye
Zeus and Ganymede stood for many things. We tell the myth in full, look at its meanings, and enjoy the art.
ART & PHOTOGRAPHY
Vittorio Lippi – sexy vegetables Kallikrates Elpis – Ancient Greece yaoi Mark Reed – gay digital art, bondage, etc. Gay Art by Zane Maxwell – homoerotic watercolors Erace Lestis – homoerotic art by artist Baron Von Gloeden – photos and biography Queer Arts Resource – organization promoting gay artists and gay art Le Robinet Gay...
