Male Beauty in Art

Male Beauty in Art; Appreciation of the beauty of the male sex in different art forms from various periods in human history. I own none of these works of art; all are found around the web. Run by: marthamaydumptruck, verticaltrout, scudiero, vlajean and notquitecontrary

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thewestostlicherdivan:

The Davids of Michelangelo, Donatello, and Verrocchio. I remember my grandparents had a copy of a Donatello David in their home and I thought it was so peculiar and fascinating. Too bad Da Vinci didn’t ever use David as a subject too. 

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#art history  #sculpture  #david  #michelangelo  #donatello  #verrocchio  #renaissance art  #italian renaissance  #bronze  #marble  #da vinci  #leonardo  
4 months ago on January 17, 2012 at 07:10pm with 125 notes
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ymado: Castor and PolluxAntoine Coysevox, 1712Jardins du Château de Versailles

ymado:

Castor and Pollux
Antoine Coysevox, 1712
Jardins du Château de Versailles

#greek  #art  #marble  #twins  #hisotry  #sculptures  #old  #vintage  #ancient  #archeology  #statue  #victory  #double  
6 months ago on November 28, 2011 at 04:00pm with 541 notes
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necspenecmetu: Pio Fedi, The Rape of Polyxena, 1858-66

necspenecmetu:

Pio Fedi, The Rape of Polyxena, 1858-66

#pio fedi  #fedi  #rape  #rape of polyxena  #polyxena  #19th century  #neoclassicism  #italian art  #art  #art history  #sculpture  #marble  #mythology  
6 months ago on November 11, 2011 at 01:22pm with 57 notes
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Adonis. Filippo Parodi (1630-1702). Marble, 1680

Adonis. Filippo Parodi (1630-1702). Marble, 1680

#sculpture  #parodi  #adonis  #marble  
9 months ago on September 06, 2011 at 06:42pm with 44 notes
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IMG_3023 by BjørnS on Flickr.

IMG_3023 by BjørnS on Flickr.

#Hermes  #Mercury  #statue  #marble  
11 months ago on June 17, 2011 at 09:36am with 34 notes
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Le Jour ni l’Heure 1892 : Spartacus Acer (Horace, Épodes XVI), par Giuseppe Lucchetti, 1823-1907, vestibule du château de Grignan, Drôme, Provence, dimanche 1er mai 2011, 15:42:52 by Renaud Camus on Flickr.

Le Jour ni l’Heure 1892 : Spartacus Acer (Horace, Épodes XVI), par Giuseppe Lucchetti, 1823-1907, vestibule du château de Grignan, Drôme, Provence, dimanche 1er mai 2011, 15:42:52 by Renaud Camus on Flickr.

#sculpture  #marble  
11 months ago on June 15, 2011 at 02:24pm with 30 notes
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Adrian and Antinous (1st century AD). Unknown Roman artist. Marble, 161 cm high. Prado Museum, Madrid.

Adrian and Antinous (1st century AD). Unknown Roman artist. Marble, 161 cm high. Prado Museum, Madrid.

#Antinous  #Adrian  #BC  #sculpture  #ancient greece  #couple  #marble  
2 years ago on May 18, 2010 at 12:38am with 26 notes
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Age of Bronze (c1870). Auguste Rodin. Marble. Hermitage (St Petersburg, Russian Federation)

Age of Bronze (c1870). Auguste Rodin. Marble. Hermitage (St Petersburg, Russian Federation)

#rodin  #marble  #19th century  #sculpture  
2 years ago on April 16, 2010 at 02:58am with 34 notes
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Bellerophon Fighting the Chimaera (1821). Johann Nepomuk Schaller. Marble. stereichische Galerie Belvedere (Wien, Austria)

Bellerophon Fighting the Chimaera (1821). Johann Nepomuk Schaller. Marble. stereichische Galerie Belvedere (Wien, Austria)

#Schaller  #Bellerophon  #Chimaera  #19th Century  #mythology  #sculpture  #marble  
2 years ago on April 02, 2010 at 09:14pm with 65 notes
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305 followers! Thank you. (A recommendation would be especially lovely.) Apollo and Daphne (1622-1625). Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Marble. Galleria Borghese (Rome, Italy)

305 followers! Thank you. (A recommendation would be especially lovely.)

Apollo and Daphne (1622-1625). Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Marble. Galleria Borghese (Rome, Italy)

#17th century  #Bernini  #apollo  #daphne  #landmark  #marble  #mythology  #statue  #sculpture  
2 years ago on March 23, 2010 at 09:29pm with 48 notes