Anglo-Swiss artist Henry Fuseli (1741-1825) shared drawings of a sexually charged and
implied sadistic nature among an elite and intimate group of male artists. These drawings …

In the drawing Three Courtesans Operating on the Face of a Bound Man (1800)(plate 1), a
naked man is confined to a chair, bound tightly across his chest and pelvis. He is flanked by …

The rediscovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the eighteenth century challenged
European assumptions about ancient life; just as influential, if quieter, was the revolution …

In eighteenth-century France, the ability to lose oneself in a character or scene marked both
great artists and ideal spectators. Yet it was thought this same passionate enthusiasm, if …

The rediscovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 1738 challenged European assumptions
about ancient life; just as influential, if subtler in its effect, was the modern translation of …

2 Wo man Removing a Man's Heart, Florentine Engraving, c. 1464-78, British Museum,
London in which femininity's visual disempowerment is usually seen as acting to" engage …

Most art historians divide the art of the later 18th and early 19th centuries into two major
groups: Neo-Classicism and Romanticism. It seems established that identification of these …

During the early modern period, male artistic creativity was often formulated by means of
representing a painter depicting a female nude. This essay examines the complexities and …

This essay analyzes some ambiguous forms of female eroticism offered by the late-Victorian
stereograph. 1 While nineteenth-century photography marketed explicit sexual content …

95 ART IN AMERICA EXHIBITION REVIEWS bitter battles for custody of her, Fini was
evidently made to wear various disguises, including boys' clothing—performing a gender …