Homosexuality Collection (#4)

Madame de Merteuil seducing Cecile Volange, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
CHT239749 Madame de Merteuil seducing Cecile Volange, illustration from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) engraved by Romain Girard (b.c.1751) 1782 (engraving)

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

Les Mysteres, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035647 Les Mysteres, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

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

Two Friends, 1912 (gouache & pencil on paper)
CH376797 Two Friends, 1912 (gouache & pencil on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 44.5x30.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Girls Bathing, Pahari Style, Kangra School, Himachel Pradesh, 18th century (gouache on paper)
BAL106925 Girls Bathing, Pahari Style, Kangra School, Himachel Pradesh, 18th century (gouache on paper) by Indian School, (18th century); 18x15 cm; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

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 Roman god Pan and the shepherd Daphnis. 1779 (engraving)
7237397 Statue of Roman god Pan and the shepherd Daphnis. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info)

Cover of "L Assiette au Beurre", number 122, Satirique en couleurs
ICA4883074 Cover of " " L Assiette au Beurre", number 122, Satirique en couleurs, 1903_8_1: Homosexuality Lesbianisme (lithograph) by Florane (1872-1940); (add.info)

Portrait of King Henry III (1551-1589) of France with his cuties. Engraving of 1914 by Emmanuel Blanche (1880-1946)
XEE4177323 Portrait of King Henry III (1551-1589) of France with his cuties. Engraving of 1914 by Emmanuel Blanche (1880-1946).DR Private collection

Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035638 Illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Apollon et Hyacinthe (Apollo and Hyacinth). Le dieu grec se penche sur le jeune homme
FIA5368924 Apollon et Hyacinthe (Apollo and Hyacinth). Le dieu grec se penche sur le jeune homme, blesse a la tempe durant l entrainement au lancer de disque

"Portrait de deux jeunes femmes en neglige, se reveillant apres une nuit d amour ()
FIA5326036 " Portrait de deux jeunes femmes en neglige, se reveillant apres une nuit d amour (?)" (two girls) Peinture de Louis Eugene Bertier (1809)

Chanson, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035615 Chanson, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Indications, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035614 Indications, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Le Silence de Mnasidika, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035621 Le Silence de Mnasidika, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Le Bain, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035616 Le Bain, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Le Tombeau de Bilitis, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035604 Le Tombeau de Bilitis, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The Fire, illustration for Fetes Galantes by Paul Verlaine (1844-96) 1924 (pochoir print)
STC226925 The Fire, illustration for Fetes Galantes by Paul Verlaine (1844-96) 1924 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Les Remords, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035646 Les Remords, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Female nudes, illustration from Les Mythes by Paul Valery (1871-1945) published 1923 (pochoir print)
STC227560 Female nudes, illustration from Les Mythes by Paul Valery (1871-1945) published 1923 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Womens toilet in the Greek Antiquity. Illustration taken from "Aphrodite"by Pierre Louys, by Raphael Colin
GIA4780376 Womens toilet in the Greek Antiquity. Illustration taken from " Aphrodite" by Pierre Louys, by Raphael Colin by Collin

L Etranger, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035640 L Etranger, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

L Indifferent, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035617 L Indifferent, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

"From Grave to Gay"(engraving)
7164525 " From Grave to Gay" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " From Grave to Gay." Illustration for The Comic Annual by Thomas Hood)

Cover of L Assiette au Beurre, number 422, Satirical in Colors, 1909_5_1
ICA4913443 Cover of L Assiette au Beurre, number 422, Satirical in Colors, 1909_5_1 by Vadasz, Miklos (1884-1927); (add.info)

Florence (Italie) (Florence). Peinture de Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge (Gay) (1831-1894), huile sur toile, 1864
FIA5349325 Florence (Italie) (Florence). Peinture de Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge (Gay) (1831-1894), huile sur toile, 1864, art russe 19eme siecle

Sur l herbe (On the Grass) - Oeuvre de Konstantin (Constantin) Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939)
FIA5349356 Sur l herbe (On the Grass) - Oeuvre de Konstantin (Constantin) Andreyevich Somov (1869-1939), aquarelle et blanc sur papier, 1919, art russe, 20e siecle, art nouveau

Naiades (Naiads). Peinture de Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun (Vigee-Lebrun) (1755-1842)
FIA5358424 Naiades (Naiads). Peinture de Marie Louise Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun (Vigee-Lebrun) (1755-1842). Huile sur toile, 70 x 50 cm, fin 1780. art francais, art rococo

Sodome et Gomorrhe (Sodom and Gomorrah). Peinture anonyme. Huile sur toile, 16e siecle. Art hollandais, manierisme
FIA5370813 Sodome et Gomorrhe (Sodom and Gomorrah). Peinture anonyme. Huile sur toile, 16e siecle. Art hollandais, manierisme. Regional I. Kramskoi Art Museum, Voronej (Russie)

L Assiette au Beurre, number 422, Satirical in Colors, 1909_5_1
ICA4913510 L Assiette au Beurre, number 422, Satirical in Colors, 1909_5_1 by Vadasz, Miklos (1884-1927); (add.info.: Homosexuality Lesbianism - Illustration by Miklos Vadasz (1884-1927)

"Portrait de l ecrivain Alexander Herzen (Alexandre Hertzen) (1812-1870)
FIA5331128 " Portrait de l ecrivain Alexander Herzen (Alexandre Hertzen) (1812-1870)" Peinture de Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge (Gay) (1831-1894) 1867 State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscou by Gay

Cafe a Paris (Cafe in Paris). Deux femmes elegances assises autour d un verre a une table de bistrot parisien
FIA5348845 Cafe a Paris (Cafe in Paris). Deux femmes elegances assises autour d un verre a une table de bistrot parisien. Oeuvre de boris Dmitryevich Grigoriev (1886-1939), pastel sur carton, 1913

La destruction du temple de Jerusalem (The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem)
FIA5335619 La destruction du temple de Jerusalem (The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem). Peinture de Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge (Gay) (1831-1894), huile sur toile, 1859, art russe du 19eme siecle

"Le pont de Vico (Corse ?)"Peinture de Nikolai Ge (Gay) (1831-1894) 1858 Dim. 45
FIA5334177 " Le pont de Vico (Corse ?)" Peinture de Nikolai Ge (Gay) (1831-1894) 1858 Dim. 45.5x30 cm State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscou by Gay

Man watching two women kissing (colour litho)
7200588 Man watching two women kissing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man watching two women kissing)

"A group of children, gay and blithe, amid the hay keep carnival"(engraving)
7193759 " A group of children, gay and blithe, amid the hay keep carnival" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " A group of children)

"Portrait de l amiral Alexander Panfilov (1808-1874)"Peinture de Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge (Gay) (1831-1894)
FIA5346704 " Portrait de l amiral Alexander Panfilov (1808-1874)" Peinture de Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge (Gay) (1831-1894) 1871 State Central Navy Museum Saint Petersbourg by Gay

Jeunes garcons au bord de la mer (Boys on the Seashore). Peinture de Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge (Gay) (1831-1894)
FIA5334174 Jeunes garcons au bord de la mer (Boys on the Seashore). Peinture de Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge (Gay) (1831-1894), huile sur toile, art russe du 19eme siecle. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscou

Les juifs traversant la Mer Rouge (The Israelites crossing of the Red Sea)
FIA5365876 Les juifs traversant la Mer Rouge (The Israelites crossing of the Red Sea). Peinture de Nikolai Nikolayevich Ge (Gay) (1831-1894), huile sur toile, art russe

Garcons jouant. (nudite et homosexualite). Peinture de Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov Vodkin (Petrov-Vodkin)
FIA5328583 Garcons jouant. (nudite et homosexualite). Peinture de Kuzma Sergeyevich Petrov Vodkin (Petrov-Vodkin) (Kouzma Petrov Vodkine) (Petrov-Vodkine) (1878-1939), huile sur toile, 1911

Portrait de l artiste Nikolai Ge (Gay) (1831-1894). Peinture de Ilya Repin (Ilia Repine) (1844-1930), huile sur toile
FIA5370259 Portrait de l artiste Nikolai Ge (Gay) (1831-1894). Peinture de Ilya Repin (Ilia Repine) (1844-1930), huile sur toile, 1880. Art russe 19e siecle. State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscou

"Le Christ au jardin des oliviers"Jesus sur le mont des oliviers (ou colline de Gethsemani)
FIA5334220 " Le Christ au jardin des oliviers" Jesus sur le mont des oliviers (ou colline de Gethsemani) dominant Jerusalem,s eloigne des disciples endormis pour prier

Femmes et fruits (Women and Fruits). Trois femmes en robe a fleurs entourent des coupes de fruits, un samovar
FIA5338954 Femmes et fruits (Women and Fruits). Trois femmes en robe a fleurs entourent des coupes de fruits, un samovar, une bouteille, une cruche et une femme nue allongee

Naked Girls Embracing - Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) - 1914 - Black chalk, Gouache on Paper - 48x31, 2 - Leopold Museum
FIA5394832 Naked Girls Embracing - Schiele, Egon (1890-1918) - 1914 - Black chalk, Gouache on Paper - 48x31, 2 - Leopold Museum, Vienna by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); Leopold Museum, Vienna

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

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"Embracing Diversity: A Glimpse into Homosexuality Through Art" This captivating collection of artworks offers a window into the rich tapestry throughout history. From the powerful portrait "The Boxer. Portrait of Boris Snezhkovsky, 1933, " we witness strength and resilience in the face of adversity. In "Lesbians Kiss 1908, " love knows no boundaries as two women share an intimate moment, defying societal norms with their affectionate embrace. Similarly, "Lesbian Lovers 1932" showcases the tenderness and passion that exists within same-sex relationships. Gustave Courbet's masterpiece "Le Sommeil, 1866" challenges conventional notions of desire by presenting two women entwined in a sensual slumber. Meanwhile, "Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1880s" reminds us that love between men has always existed and is beautifully depicted here. Breaking barriers further are depictions of naked modeling where artists explore not only physical form but also celebrate bodies free from judgment or shame. In "Gay Men / Elegant 1909, " elegance meets authenticity as gay men proudly express themselves through fashion and style. The bond shared between siblings is celebrated in "Lesbian Sisters 1905, " reminding us that sexual orientation does not diminish familial connections. And in moments like "Lesbian Couple Chatting, " everyday conversations become extraordinary when infused with love and understanding. Even figures from history find representation; Major-General Hector A. Macdonald's portrait from 1900 shows that sexuality transcends time and occupation – it is simply part of who we are as individuals. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's iconic piece captures La Goulue at the Moulin Rouge (1892), revealing glimpses into LGBTQ+ spaces where people could freely express themselves without fear or prejudice.