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Sexuality Collection (#3)

"Exploring the Spectrum of Sexuality

Background imageSexuality Collection: Love is blind (litho)

Love is blind (litho)
8655894 Love is blind (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love is blind. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSexuality Collection: Denudee woman holding a veil in front of her legs. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century

Denudee woman holding a veil in front of her legs. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century
JAB5035045 Denudee woman holding a veil in front of her legs. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Denudee woman holding a veil in front of her legs)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Anatomy: representation of the uterus by Garioponto (970 - 1050) Italian doctor of the Middle Ages

Anatomy: representation of the uterus by Garioponto (970 - 1050) Italian doctor of the Middle Ages
XEE5029571 Anatomy: representation of the uterus by Garioponto (970 - 1050) Italian doctor of the Middle Ages, Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana

Background imageSexuality Collection: Representation of a human monster with eagle feet, with a pierced body of arrows

Representation of a human monster with eagle feet, with a pierced body of arrows and sex in the middle of the body
VEN5029322 Representation of a human monster with eagle feet, with a pierced body of arrows and sex in the middle of the body

Background imageSexuality Collection: Cover of ' Le Lire rouge', Satirique en Couleurs, 1916_11_18

Cover of " Le Lire rouge", Satirique en Couleurs, 1916_11_18: L'opinion de nenette - Guerre de 14 -18
ICA4845755 Cover of " Le Lire rouge", Satirique en Couleurs, 1916_11_18: L'opinion de nenette - Guerre de 14 -18, Medical, Vie du soldat

Background imageSexuality Collection: Fragment of voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire

Fragment of voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN
CUL4849907 Fragment of voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. SPAIN

Background imageSexuality Collection: Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in ' Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel' by Francois Rabelais

Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4934365 Jules II (1443-1513) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatiques Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Cover of ' L'Indiscret', Satirique en N & B, 1902_10_1: Marriage

Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_10_1: Marriage
ICA4937803 Cover of " L'Indiscret", Satirique en N & B, 1902_10_1: Marriage, Adultere - Illustration by Henri Boutet (1851-1919); (add.info.: Cover of " L'Indiscret")

Background imageSexuality Collection: Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560)

Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes
JEB4933992 Frere Jean des Entommeures or Cardinal Jean du Bellay (1492 or 1498-1560) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)

Background imageSexuality Collection: gut9878

gut9878
PCT5618377 gut9878; (add.info.: Photographie de nu anonyme fin 19eme ou debut 20eme siecle - plaque de verre negative 6 x 9 cm - jeune femme nue, feminite, nudite, nombril, sexe feminin, toison)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Couple with a military of the first world war, 1914-1918 (postcard)

Couple with a military of the first world war, 1914-1918 (postcard)
FGL5493285 Couple with a military of the first world war, 1914-1918 (postcard); (add.info.: Couple with military of the first world war)

Background imageSexuality Collection: First World War: France, Propaganda postcard showing the different phases of a permission entitled

First World War: France, Propaganda postcard showing the different phases of a permission entitled " the hairy
LUX4734635 First World War: France, Propaganda postcard showing the different phases of a permission entitled " the hairy permissionary"

Background imageSexuality Collection: Menstrual cycle anatomy 1866

Menstrual cycle anatomy 1866
JAB4119155 Menstrual cycle anatomy 1866; (add.info.: Menstrual cycle anatomy 1866 illustrations showing the internal anatomy of a human ovary containing Graafian (ovarian) follicles (Fig 1)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 162, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 162, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875250 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 162, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_5_3: Les peches clericaux - Anticlericalism, Pedophilia - Pedophilia - Cures

Background imageSexuality Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 154, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_3_8: Anticlericalism

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 154, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_3_8: Anticlericalism
ICA4875091 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 154, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_3_8: Anticlericalism, Pedophilia - Pedophilia - Moines; (add.info)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Aponevrosis (fibrous membrane that covers and supports the muscles) of the torso

Aponevrosis (fibrous membrane that covers and supports the muscles) of the torso, cross section and frontal view
FLO4672748 Aponevrosis (fibrous membrane that covers and supports the muscles) of the torso, cross section and frontal view

Background imageSexuality Collection: Brunelleschi illustration for Contes et Nouvelles de La Fontaine (colour litho)

Brunelleschi illustration for Contes et Nouvelles de La Fontaine (colour litho)
8651089 Brunelleschi illustration for Contes et Nouvelles de La Fontaine (colour litho) by Brunelleschi, Umberto (1879-1949) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSexuality Collection: An Episcopal minister in New York almost becomes the victim of blackmail (engraving)

An Episcopal minister in New York almost becomes the victim of blackmail (engraving)
8664230 An Episcopal minister in New York almost becomes the victim of blackmail (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Almost trapped)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Guess which is me? (colour litho)

Guess which is me? (colour litho)
8656633 Guess which is me? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Guess which is me?" Legs of men and women flirting at the seaside)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Bed collapsing under a happy couple (colour litho)

Bed collapsing under a happy couple (colour litho)
8656543 Bed collapsing under a happy couple (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bed collapsing under a happy couple)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Automatic dispensing machine for lovers (colour litho)

Automatic dispensing machine for lovers (colour litho)
8655886 Automatic dispensing machine for lovers (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Automatic dispensing machine for lovers)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Newborn male and female reproductive organs 1866 cutaway computer artwork comparing the anatomy of

Newborn male and female reproductive organs 1866 cutaway computer artwork comparing the anatomy of the reproductive
JAB4119239 Newborn male and female reproductive organs 1866 cutaway computer artwork comparing the anatomy of the reproductive system of a newborn boy (left) and girl (right)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Uterus blood supply 1866 illustration showing the major blood vessels supplying the uterus (womb)

Uterus blood supply 1866 illustration showing the major blood vessels supplying the uterus (womb)
JAB4119232 Uterus blood supply 1866 illustration showing the major blood vessels supplying the uterus (womb) in a female human Arteres du bassin chez la femme - Arteres de uterus

Background imageSexuality Collection: Anatomy: representation of the uterus by Garioponto (970 - 1050), Italian doctor of the Middle Ages

Anatomy: representation of the uterus by Garioponto (970 - 1050), Italian doctor of the Middle Ages
XEE5029576 Anatomy: representation of the uterus by Garioponto (970 - 1050), Italian doctor of the Middle Ages, Biblioteca Civica Bertoliana

Background imageSexuality Collection: La Caricature (1830) politique, number 35, Satirique en N & B

La Caricature (1830) politique, number 35, Satirique en N & B, 1831_2_24: L'archveque est toujours been farcer
ICA4930156 La Caricature (1830) politique, number 35, Satirique en N & B, 1831_2_24: L'archveque est toujours been farcer - Anticlericalism

Background imageSexuality Collection: Naked woman posing. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century

Naked woman posing. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century
JAB5035122 Naked woman posing. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Naked woman posing. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageSexuality Collection: Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN

Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA
CUL4849844 Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Background imageSexuality Collection: Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN

Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA
CUL4850116 Voluted roman oil lamp with erotic scene. 1st c. A.D. Roman art Early Empire. Terra-cotta. SPAIN. CATALONIA. BARCELONA. Barcelona. Archaeology Museum of Catalonia. SPAIN. CATALONIA

Background imageSexuality Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 77, Satirique en N & B

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 77, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874667 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 77, Satirique en N & B, 1906_9_16: Le quart d'heure de Rabelais - Anticlericalism - Separation of Church and State, Luxure

Background imageSexuality Collection: Un papimane - engraving of 1823 in ' Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel' by Francois Rabelais

Un papimane - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553)
JEB4933296 Un papimane - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel) - Private collection; (add.info)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Grangousier ou Louis XII (1462-1515) - engraving of 1823 in ' Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel' by

Grangousier ou Louis XII (1462-1515) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois
JEB4934574 Grangousier ou Louis XII (1462-1515) - engraving of 1823 in " Drolatic Songes de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Pygmee ou commis des gabelles - engraving of 1823 in ' Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel' by

Pygmee ou commis des gabelles - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais
JEB4933188 Pygmee ou commis des gabelles - engraving of 1823 in " Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel" by Francois Rabelais (1494-1553) - (The Capricious Dreams of Pantagruel)

Background imageSexuality Collection: First World War: France, Postcard showing weapons with allusions to women entitled 'Weapons of

First World War: France, Postcard showing weapons with allusions to women entitled "Weapons of Love", 1917
LUX4734865 First World War: France, Postcard showing weapons with allusions to women entitled "Weapons of Love"

Background imageSexuality Collection: Perineum and external parts stretched by the fetus head during late labour

Perineum and external parts stretched by the fetus head during late labour
FLO4695900 Perineum and external parts stretched by the fetus head during late labour. Copperplate engraving by Andrew Bell after an illustration by Jan van Rymsdyk from William Smellie's A Set

Background imageSexuality Collection: First World War: France, Postcard showing the week of leave spent in bed with his fiance, 1914

First World War: France, Postcard showing the week of leave spent in bed with his fiance, 1914
LUX4736911 First World War: France, Postcard showing the week of leave spent in bed with his fiance, 1914; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

Background imageSexuality Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier on leave playing with his fiance

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier on leave playing with his fiance on the word armistice, 1917
LUX4739262 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a soldier on leave playing with his fiance on the word armistice

Background imageSexuality Collection: Sciatic nerve and sacred plexus. Lithograph of Corbie, based on a drawing by Leveille

Sciatic nerve and sacred plexus. Lithograph of Corbie, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672464 Sciatic nerve and sacred plexus. Lithograph of Corbie, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Background imageSexuality Collection: Le Triomphe de la Terrre ou le Triomphe de Cybele (1850) (Detail)

Le Triomphe de la Terrre ou le Triomphe de Cybele (1850) (Detail). Painting by Joseph Benoit (Joseph - Benoit)
ETI4397430 Le Triomphe de la Terrre ou le Triomphe de Cybele (1850) (Detail). Painting by Joseph Benoit (Joseph - Benoit) Guichard (1806 - 1880)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Blindfolded man and a woman in the bedroom (coloured photo)

Blindfolded man and a woman in the bedroom (coloured photo)
8655950 Blindfolded man and a woman in the bedroom (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blindfolded man and a woman in the bedroom)

Background imageSexuality Collection: White Girl in a Swing Group of Leda and the Swan, c.1749-54 (Chelsea Factory)

White Girl in a Swing Group of Leda and the Swan, c.1749-54 (Chelsea Factory)
BON45139 White Girl in a Swing Group of Leda and the Swan, c.1749-54 (Chelsea Factory); Private Collection; Photo © Bonhams, London, UK

Background imageSexuality Collection: If you really do love me, why don't you muck me about a bit? (colour litho)

If you really do love me, why don't you muck me about a bit? (colour litho)
8656375 If you really do love me, why don't you muck me about a bit? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Now look here)

Background imageSexuality Collection: A Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (engraving)

A Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (engraving)
8634812 A Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Brunelleschi illustration for Contes et Nouvelles de La Fontaine (colour litho)

Brunelleschi illustration for Contes et Nouvelles de La Fontaine (colour litho)
8646791 Brunelleschi illustration for Contes et Nouvelles de La Fontaine (colour litho) by Brunelleschi, Umberto (1879-1949) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Coupling between a horse and a donkey.. Arabic manuscript from Syria Kitab al-Hayawan (Zoology)

Coupling between a horse and a donkey.. Arabic manuscript from Syria Kitab al-Hayawan (Zoology) The Book of Animals
GIA5035724 Coupling between a horse and a donkey.. Arabic manuscript from Syria Kitab al-Hayawan (Zoology) The Book of Animals, by Al-Jahiz (Al Gahiz)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Coupling a rooster and a hen. Arabic manuscript from Syria Kitab al-Hayawan (Zoology)

Coupling a rooster and a hen. Arabic manuscript from Syria Kitab al-Hayawan (Zoology) "The Book of Animals"
GIA5035715 Coupling a rooster and a hen. Arabic manuscript from Syria Kitab al-Hayawan (Zoology) "The Book of Animals", by Al-Jahiz (Al Gahiz)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century

Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century
JAB5035058 Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century.); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Background imageSexuality Collection: Denudee woman holding a mirror in hand laying lying on the floor

Denudee woman holding a mirror in hand laying lying on the floor. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century
JAB5035047 Denudee woman holding a mirror in hand laying lying on the floor. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century.; (add.info)

Background imageSexuality Collection: Denudee woman posing from front and back. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century

Denudee woman posing from front and back. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century
JAB5035043 Denudee woman posing from front and back. Photograph of the beginning of the 20th century.; (add.info.: Denudee woman posing from front and back)




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"Exploring the Spectrum of Sexuality: A Journey through Art and History" Delve into the hidden treasures of human sexuality as we embark on a captivating journey through time. From the intricate carvings within the Juna Mahal fort's cupboard, where scenes from the Kama Sutra come to life, to an enigmatic marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin, each piece unveils a different facet of our desires. Intriguingly, an anonymous masterpiece captures two young men locked in an embrace during the 1880s – a testament to love transcending societal norms even then. Meanwhile, Cadmus and Hermione's metamorphosis into serpents symbolizes both temptation and liberation. The allure continues with Franz von Stuck's "Le peche - The Sin, " which challenges conventional morality while inviting us to explore our own boundaries. And who could forget Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec's vibrant depiction of La Goulue at Moulin Rouge? It celebrates freedom of expression amidst Parisian nightlife. But it doesn't stop there; we encounter a thought-provoking artwork titled "The Origin of the World. " Its model Joanna Hiffernan remains shrouded in mystery as viewers ponder their own origins and identities. Finally, three transvestites stand proudly together, defying gender norms and reminding us that self-expression knows no bounds. Their courage echoes throughout history as they pave the way for acceptance and understanding. As we immerse ourselves in these diverse representations of sexuality, let us celebrate humanity's rich tapestry – embracing its complexities with open hearts and minds. For within this exploration lies not only art but also profound insights into our shared experiences as sexual beings.