Gay Greek art began in the gymnasium, where athletes trained oiled and naked and poets took notes, and it carried on at the symposium, where the wine was watered and the talk was not. Gay Roman art inherited the habit and added gold leaf. None of these are ancient gay paintings lifted from a villa wall. They’re that old world as later artists dreamed it back: a wine god with grapes in his hair, Narcissus bending towards his own face, Patroclus stretched out in the half-dark. Gay ancient art, told by every century that wanted the story. Homoerotic Greek art never went out of style. It just kept changing hands.
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Barely an ancient gay painting survives, since time has been rough on painted walls and panels. So later artists did the remembering. Michelangelo packed his ceiling with athletic nudes, William Etty gave Rome’s heroes a studio glow, and Magnus Enckell turned fauns and bacchants pale and dreamy. Ancient homosexual art is the textbook phrase. These gay Greek paintings would rather flirt than lecture.
Around 1900 the camera joined in. Wilhelm von Gloeden photographed local men on Sicilian hillsides in laurel and little else, and Napoleon Sarony photographed the strongman Eugen Sandow as a living statue. Here gay ancient Greek art meets the darkroom.
Then comes my own work, new pieces made with one eye on antiquity: gods at a bacchanal that never heard last drinks called, myth with a queer wink. Roman homosexual art had Hadrian and Antinous for its great love story, and Roman homoerotic art had the baths. Both turn up here, reimagined.
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I love this case! It’s beautiful! I’ve had it for about a month so far and have dropped my phone several times - my phone stayed in and the case is holding up well. The quality of the image isn’t grainy - you can see all the little details :)
Fabulous, Kellie! So pleased to hear your new treasure's guarding your phone in style. I love how fine the printing detail is, too — makes all the difference. Thanks a bunch for sharing your thoughts. Enjoy!
As always, brilliant work and brilliant service. The fastest service I’ve ever received by far from any artist—buy it, and it’s here within 5-7 days! This is my fifth purchase from Toby, and I’m waiting on a sixth. Tony is a magnificent artist and a magnificent business person. ✨✨✨✨✨
Huzzah! So happy to see the latest piece worked its magic like the rest, David. Your joy makes it all worth it for me. Thank you, thank you, thank you! ❤️
A classic image really well rendered in a large format. Arrived faster than expected, very well packed and in perfect condition.
Thanks Greg! Very happy to hear this print impressed like the others. Appreciate you taking the time to share. And here’s to your new treasure trove of daydream fuel… enjoy!
The artist captured the spirit of revelry and wild dance. A dancer, say, in the entourage of Dionysus. Sepia—old, say Renaissance (haven’t looked up the artist. The seller was knowledgeable, friendly, and the packaging was secure.
Huzzah! Thanks, James! Delighted you’re delighted and enjoyed our chats about art, design and Renaissance fairs. Look forward to helping you find more members of your retinue in the future.
Narcissus - Caravaggio Greek Myth Art Print
Night of the Amazons - Ludwig Hohlwein Art Print
The Abduction of Ganymede - Benigne Gagneraux Art Print
Male Nude Marble Torso Art Print
Study of a Plaster Head - Jan Veth Art Print
Althaemenes in Despair - Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard Art Print
Pegasus - Walter Crane Art Print
Portrait of Nino Cesarini - Guglielmo Pluschow Art Print
Apollo - Follower of Charles Meynier Art Print
Figure of Apollo from 'The Forge of Vulcan' - John Singer Sargent Art Print
A Seated Faun - Jean Restout II (the Younger) Art Print
Ignudo - Michelangelo Male Nude Fresco Art Print
Ignudo - Michelangelo Divine Male Art Print
Ignudo - Michelangelo Separation of Earth from Waters Art Print
Ignudo - Michelangelo Sacrifice of Noah Art Print
Ignudo - Michelangelo Drunkenness of Noah Art Print
Dying Adonis - Magnus Enckell Art Print
Ringleader - Gay Neoclassical Art Print
Manlius Hurled from the Rock - William Etty Art Print
Bacchant - Magnus Enckell Nude Art Print
Weaving the Wreath - Frederic Leighton Art Print
Naked Man Entering a Cave - Wilhelm von Gloeden Art Print
Cain - Wilhelm von Gloeden Gay Photography Art Print
