Cain - Wilhelm von Gloeden Gay iPhone Case
Gloss for a slick and lustrous statement • Matte for timeless, velvety refinement
Made to order in USA, UK, EU + AUS • Produced and shipped in 48-72 hours
About the Artwork
A figure cast in monochrome solitude—nude, contemplative, timeless. Cain, the wanderer, folds into himself atop a jagged Sicilian cliff, flesh and stone merging beneath an eternal Mediterranean sky. Shadows soften his form, yet his exile remains sharp, etched in the stark contrast of Wilhelm von Gloeden’s lens. The young male nude, bathed in silver light, becomes a relic of lost Hellenic beauty—an echo of classical mythology and the Bible, reimagined through early 20th-century photography.
Von Gloeden, master of chiaroscuro, wove Greco-Roman idealism into homoerotic fine art photography, creating tableaux where queer sensuality was both veiled and exalted. His innovations—soft-focus portraiture, body makeup techniques, and photographic filters—transformed his subjects into ephemeral gods of an imagined Arcadia. Sicilian men adorned with laurel wreaths, amphoras poised beside them. Captured forever at the intersection of antiquity and desire in this Italian utopia for gay travelers like von Gloeden who were escaping the cold and repression in northern Europe.
This iPhone case preserves that subversive elegance—a black and white gay art print, steeped in aesthetic nostalgia. The past lingers. Beauty endures. Desire defies time.
Artist Biography
Produced on Demand
Your new treasure gets produced after you purchase at print labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS. Significantly minimising landfill waste by only making things people actually want.
Average Production Time
After you purchase, expect your new treasure to be produced, quality checked, packed with care and handed over to trusted shipping carriers within 72-96 hours on average.
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1. Ensure your new treasure's made as close to you as possible. Reducing delivery times and carbon emissions from the print lab to your front door.
2. Adhere to anti child labour and anti forced labour regulations. Providing safe and generous working environments for all staff.
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Cost
Free shipping to USA, Canada, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand & more: see full list here.
Production + Delivery =
USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • Europe: 5-10 days • Australia: 4-9 days • NZ: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks
Every package tracked from A to B to You.
Sent carbon neutral at no extra charge.
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30 Day Returns
1. You're welcome to open a return / exchange request within 30 days of your order's delivery. All items for return must be delivered back in their original condition, with their original packaging included.
2. No guarantees your return will be approved if you send items back before the approval of your return request.
3. No returns, refunds or exchanges on discounted or sale items.
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Slimline perfect fit
Luxe water-based inks
Certified non-toxic
Printed & shipped in 2-3 days
Brand new, just for you
Carbon neutral shipping
3 good deeds in every purchase
