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¿Vino, mujeres y canciones?

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:25:22 +0000

¡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

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:24:22 +0000

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

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:23:38 +0000

More than one thousand vases depicting homosexual themes have survived since the heyday of Greek culture. Visit our collection.

The Barberini Faun . . .

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:22:20 +0000

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

Not handicapped . . .

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:21:21 +0000

. . . by anti-sex religious dogma,
the Japanese developed a sophisticated
culture of male homoerotic art.

Chinese love-play

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:20:31 +0000

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

Love poems . . .

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:19:43 +0000

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

Young men in poses . . .

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:18:47 +0000

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

Herold kidnaps Ganymede

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:17:45 +0000

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

dzungdev — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:16:57 +0000

Von Gloeden’s classical scenes
have earned him a reputation as one of
the founding fathers of gay photography.