¡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.

. . . was NOT sculpted by Mr. Barberini.
Visit our Roman sculpture garden
for more examples of ancient gay art.

“South wind” was the Ming Dynasty
euphemism for male love.
The art is a lot more direct.

. . . from Gibraltar to the Bay of Bengal,
usually sang of handsome youths.
Rest a moment, traveler, and read a few.

. . . subtly homoerotic to pass Victorian muster, such as this Spinario by Gustav Eberlein,
were all the rage in the late 1800s.

See this and many other modern
art works by Rick Herold for show and for sale,
part of our new collection of contemporary art.

Zeus and Ganymede stood for many things.
We tell the myth in full, look at its meanings,
and enjoy the art.