Cain - Wilhelm von Gloeden Gay iPhone Case
Ultra tough, non-toxic art armor. Precise fit tailored to your device. Vibrant, permanent art print that won't fade, crack or peel. Ethically produced after you purchase.
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.
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I work with Prodigi to create all the products on my store. Their international network of print labs 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.
All Prodigi's print lab partners around the world adhere to anti child labour and anti forced labour regulations. Providing safe and generous working environments for all staff.
The print labs also provide traceability for core raw materials from suppliers. And those suppliers are screened for compliance with fair labor and sustainability standards.
Cost
Free shipping to 60+ countries: see 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.
Peace of mind your money's being kind.
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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Dual layer tough case
Slimline perfect fit
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Certified non-toxic
Printed & shipped in 2-3 days
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Carbon neutral shipping
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Dual layer tough case
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
Art Sealed In
Vivid, permanent, full-coverage print infused with a sublimation dye process so your art won't fade, crack or peel.
