Mark Lutz, 1930

Elio Luxardo, 1930

The Ottoman Empire, 1799–1817: This manuscript belongs to a genre of erotic literature known in Turkish as a "bahname" (from the Arabic "bah," meaning sex, desire, or libido).

Silenus and infant Dionysos. Vatican Museum. Silenus holding infant Dionysos, copy Greco-Roman of the school of Lyssipos Hellenistic original.

Page from the newspaper Österreichs Illustrierte Zeitung, 2 October 1910, 14. The photos in the middle and the botom right show works of the master class of Hans Biterlich on the theme of "Thirst" (newspaper scan © Österreichische Natonalbibliothek

God the Father breathes life into Adam (1897/98), by Gustav Eberlein.

Edmond Desbonnet. Study of a male nude from behind, circa 1910 ...

Hans Bitterlich (Austrian, 1860–1949) Male nude studies for sculptures

Hans Bitterlich (Austrian, 1860–1949) Male nude studies for sculptures

Hans Bitterlich (Austrian, 1860–1949) Male nude studies for sculptures

Hans Bitterlich (Austrian, 1860–1949) Male nude studies for sculptures

Hans Bitterlich (Austrian, 1860–1949) Male nude studies for sculptures

Hans Bitterlich (Austrian, 1860–1949) Male nude studies for sculptures

Pilou: A Homosexual Between Two Wars

Nude Study. Jean-Francois Millet

Gustav Klimt

An early case of fisting? 19th-century sketch of two figures from Michelangelo’s Last Judgement.

Suzuki Harunobu, 'Playing with a Dandy', in Komatsuya Hyakki, Elegant Erotic Mane'emon, vol. 1 (c. 1768-70). Untold Stories in Japanese Mythology, late 19th century, ink and colour on silk.

Abdullah Bukhari, "Erotic Scenes', c. 1743, gouache on paper.

Midwinter's Sacrifice (Midvinterblot). Carl Larsson, 1915

Ernst Hildebrand