Homosexual Collection (page 2)

Portrait of Nobuko Yoshiya (photo)
3319350 Portrait of Nobuko Yoshiya (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nobuko Yoshiya (1896 - 1973) was a Japanese novelist active in Taishō and Showa period Japan

Two female nudes, reclining and kneeling (The Friends), 1912 (w / c & pencil on paper)
993640 Two female nudes, reclining and kneeling (The Friends), 1912 (w/c & pencil on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 35x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Attic red-figure calyx-krater depicting (above) the Deeds of Theseus and (below) the satyrs Sikinnis
AMQ209268 Attic red-figure calyx-krater depicting (above) the Deeds of Theseus and (below) the satyrs Sikinnis, Komos and Simos light torches from coals Prometheus carries in a fennel stalk

Attic red-figure cup decorated with a man giving a boy a cockerel, c. 470 BC (ceramic)
AMQ103321 Attic red-figure cup decorated with a man giving a boy a cockerel, c.470 BC (ceramic) by Euaichme Painter, (fl.c.475-450 BC); height:13.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Attic red-figure calyx-krater depicting (above) the Deeds of Theseus and (below) the satyrs Sikinnis
AMQ100564 Attic red-figure calyx-krater depicting (above) the Deeds of Theseus and (below) the satyrs Sikinnis, Komos and Simos light torches from coals Prometheus carries in a fennel stalk

Two Women Embracing, 1915 (pencil, w / c & gouache on paper)
BAL53602 Two Women Embracing, 1915 (pencil, w/c & gouache on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 48.5x32.7 cm; Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti) Budapest, Hungary

Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and a young faun
5323804 Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and a young faun by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and a young faun)

Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and his lover the boy satyr Ampelus
5323803 Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, and his lover the boy satyr Ampelus by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine)

Black Coffee, 1895. Creator: Aubrey Beardsley
Black Coffee, 1895. A rare depiction of same-sex relationships; two women at a cafe table, one has her hand in the others lap

Two women, one dressed as man, with female child (b / w photo)
5987040 Two women, one dressed as man, with female child (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two women, one dressed as man, with female child)

Young Man with a Flower Behind his Ear, 1891 (oil on canvas)
CH100761 Young Man with a Flower Behind his Ear, 1891 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); 45.7x33.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Oscar Wilde, 1882 (photo)
3666803 Portrait of Oscar Wilde, 1882 (photo) by Sarony, Napoleon (1821-96); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscar Fingal O Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854-1900); Irish writer; poet; prominent aesthete;

Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, copy of a Greek original (marble)
3742664 Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, copy of a Greek original (marble) by Italian School; Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Portrait of Edward Carpenter c. 1905 (b / w photo)
1076335 Portrait of Edward Carpenter c.1905 (b/w photo) by Day, Holland Fred (1864-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edward Carpenter (1844 - 1929) was an English socialist poet, philosopher

Female lovers in the country (b / w photo)
3093533 Female lovers in the country (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Female lovers in the country)

Burghley House, seat of Henry Cecil, Marquis of Exeter
Burghley House, Cambridgeshire, seat of Henry Cecil, Marquis of Exeter. South front of the Elizabethan house with the lake landscaped by Capability Brown

Portrait of Roman Emperor Constantine II
Roman Emperor Constantine II, 316-340. Flavius Claudius Constantinus Augustus or Constantinus Junior. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy

Portrait of Roman Emperor Diadumenian
Roman Emperor Diadumenian, 208-218. Marcus Opellius Antoninus Diadumenianus Augustus. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht

Holy Roman Emperor Otto III, 980-1002, Ottonian dynasty. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma, Utrecht, 1697

Gypsy Blood (w / c on paper)
aH101911 Gypsy Blood (w/c on paper) by Clifford, Edward (1844-1907); 29.4x23.9 cm; Private Collection; Abbott and Holder, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Jupiter and Callisto, after a painting by Boucher (oil on canvas)
NUL107480 Jupiter and Callisto, after a painting by Boucher (oil on canvas) by Morisot, Berthe (1841-95); 63.5x79 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Countess Anna de Noailles (1876-1933) 1913 (photo)
CHT214251 Countess Anna de Noailles (1876-1933) 1913 (photo) by Desboutin, (fl.1913); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas (b / w photo)
5987092 Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas)

Nathalie Clifford Barney (1876-1972) with dancers dressed in togas (b / w photo)
CHT214288 Nathalie Clifford Barney (1876-1972) with dancers dressed in togas (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Detail of a mural from the Tomb of the Infernal Quadriga (wall painting)
BAT378996 Detail of a mural from the Tomb of the Infernal Quadriga (wall painting) by Etruscan, (4th century BC); Museum of Archaeology, Sarteano, Siena

Portrait of Alfred Jarry, c. 1896 (photo)
3428969 Portrait of Alfred Jarry, c.1896 (photo) by Nadar (1840-1930) (studio of); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Jarry (1873 - 1907)

Portrait of Alfred Jarry, c. 1896 (photo)
3433050 Portrait of Alfred Jarry, c.1896 (photo) by Nadar (1840-1930) (studio of); Private Collection; (add.info.: Alfred Jarry (1873 - 1907)

Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, copy of a Greek original (marble)
3742666 Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, copy of a Greek original (marble) by Italian School; Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Portrait of Charles Lambert-Bey (1804-64) and Maxime Du Camp (1822-94) (b / w photo)
BLT199756 Portrait of Charles Lambert-Bey (1804-64) and Maxime Du Camp (1822-94) (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); Bibliotheque de l Institut de France, Paris

Castor and Pollux or Orestes and Pylades, group from San Ildefonso (marble) (b / w photo)
ALI164865 Castor and Pollux or Orestes and Pylades, group from San Ildefonso (marble) (b/w photo) by Roman, (1st century BC); height: 161 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Alinari

Young Man Wearing a Sun Visor (oil on canvas)
CMY97697 Young Man Wearing a Sun Visor (oil on canvas) by Philpot, Glyn Warren (1884-1937); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Nathalie Clifford Barney (1876-1972) with dancers dressed in togas (b / w photo)
CHT214289 Nathalie Clifford Barney (1876-1972) with dancers dressed in togas (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ganymede with the Eagle of Jupiter, 1817 (marble)
NUL93342 Ganymede with the Eagle of Jupiter, 1817 (marble) by Thorvaldsen, Bertel (1770-1844); Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen, Denmark; Danish, out of copyright

Portrait of Roman Emperor Elagabalus
6039724 Portrait of Roman Emperor Elagabalus. by Netherlandish School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Emperor Elagabalus or Heliogabalus, 204-222)

Portrait of Roman Emperor Nero
6039700 Portrait of Roman Emperor Nero. by Netherlandish School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Emperor Nero, 37AD-68AD, Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus)

Portrait of a young man wearing sports clothes, 1916 (pencil and crayon)
HGM81201 Portrait of a young man wearing sports clothes, 1916 (pencil and crayon) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); Haags Gemeentemuseum, The Hague, Netherlands; eKunstmuseum den Haag; Austrian

Comrades, 1924 (oil on canvas)
WH45295 Comrades, 1924 (oil on canvas) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 81.9x121.9 cm; Private Collection; Photo eWhitford & Hughes, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Noonday Heat, 1902-3 (oil on canvas)
RCP330982 Noonday Heat, 1902-3 (oil on canvas) by Tuke, Henry Scott (1858-1929); 82x134 cm; Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society, Falmouth

Andre Gide and Paul Albert Laurens, Biskra, Algeria, 1893 (b / w photo)
CHT382702 Andre Gide and Paul Albert Laurens, Biskra, Algeria, 1893 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Bibliotheque Litteraire Jacques Doucet, Paris

Countess Anna de Noailles (1876-1933) from Vogue, 1930 (colour litho)
CHT214252 Countess Anna de Noailles (1876-1933) from Vogue, 1930 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, copy of a Greek original (marble)
3742665 Menelaus supporting the body of Patroclus, copy of a Greek original (marble) by Italian School; Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Portrait of Roman Emperor Constans I
6039762 Portrait of Roman Emperor Constans I. by Netherlandish School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roman Emperor Constans, 232-350)

Young Man from Gilbert and Sullivans Patience (colour litho)
6032748 Young Man from Gilbert and Sullivans Patience (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young Man from Gilbert and Sullivans Patience)

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"Exploring the Spectrum of Homosexuality: A Captivating Journey through Art, Culture, and History" Step into a world where love knows no boundaries as we delve into the captivating realm of homosexuality. From iconic portraits to vibrant party scenes, this collection of hints takes us on an enlightening journey that celebrates diversity and challenges societal norms. "The Boxer. Portrait of Boris Snezhkovsky, 1933" captures the strength and vulnerability within one man's identity, reminding us that sexuality is not confined to stereotypes but rather encompasses a wide range of individuals. Oscar Wilde, known for his wit and brilliance, defied conventions in his time. In "Photographed in 1882 in New York City by Napoleon Sarony, " he stands proudly as a symbol of resilience against prejudice. The embrace depicted in "Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1880s" speaks volumes about love's ability to transcend societal barriers. It reminds us that affection between same-sex partners has existed throughout history. As we bask in the warmth of "Summer on the Beach (oil on canvas), " we witness love blossoming amidst nature's beauty – a reminder that love is universal regardless of gender or sexual orientation. "Naked modelling" challenges traditional notions of artistry by embracing nudity without shame or judgment. It showcases how artists have celebrated the human form beyond society's expectations. In France during the 1930s, "La Vie Parisienne cc gay lesbians dancers party" captured moments filled with joyous celebration and liberation from societal constraints – proof that happiness thrives when authenticity reigns supreme. San Francisco's Castro district has long been hailed as a safe haven for LGBTQ+ communities worldwide. Its rich history serves as a testament to resilience and unity among those who dared to be themselves unapologetically. "Nude bathers on the beach" portrays freedom found within natural surroundings while challenging conventional ideas around nudity and sexuality.