;s the al wh the Gay Philosopher? And jt who was this artist Henry Major? I've been llectg imag of Henry Major's character The Gay Philosopher for twenty years pl or so. I've found them at yard sal, flea markets, thrift and antique stor, and now on EBay. They were not at all mon to…
Contents:
- THE GAY PHILOSOPHER PRTS
- CATEGORY ARCHIV: ABOUT THE GAY PHILOSOPHER AND HENRY MAJOR
- “THE GAY PHILOSOPHER” OR “WHY WORRY” BY HENRY MAJORS - PATG ON PORCELA
- ABOUT THE GAY PHILOSOPHER AND HENRY MAJOR
THE GAY PHILOSOPHER PRTS
Posts about About The Gay Philosopher and Henry Major wrten by dicksnrs * gay philosopher painting *
The first terpretatn of the Ganyme tale is born om the homosexual relatns that were acknowledged some ancient Greek stat.
The relatnships were not what we would today ll homosexual. Even as they emphasised the Christian msage of this scene, homosexual artists of the Renaissance were not bld to the more obv meang of the Ganyme myth.
CATEGORY ARCHIV: ABOUT THE GAY PHILOSOPHER AND HENRY MAJOR
“The Gay Philosopher” Or “Why Worry” By Henry Majors - Patg on Porcela * gay philosopher painting *
Some patrons may have requted a versn of the Ganyme myth as an exprsn of their homosexual sir.
“THE GAY PHILOSOPHER” OR “WHY WORRY” BY HENRY MAJORS - PATG ON PORCELA
In poetry, plays, and even mon parlance, Ganyme me to stand for both paedophilic and homosexual tast. Homosexualy the morn sense was only named and acknowledged the late neteenth century. While many homosexual men had to rema gey about their love, there were some outspoken artists who were relatively open about their sir.
Today his works, cludg a patg of Ganyme before he is rried off, are some of the few ma by a homosexual artist that explore the psychology of gay men.
Dpe the ubiquy of Ganyme wtern art, his populary fell away the late neteenth century favour of another symbol for homosexual love. It may be that openly displayg a work of Ganyme, wh all of s illic homosexual unrton, would too openly 'out' a llector as a Ganyme himself. For homosexual Grand Tourists, Anto proved irristible.
ABOUT THE GAY PHILOSOPHER AND HENRY MAJOR
In one of the most famo portras of Wckelmann, the great art historian and homosexual n be seen proudly examg an engravg of a statue of Anto. By the late neteenth century, Anto had e to replace Ganyme as the in of choice for gay art llectors.
Yet the stori of the two gay ins ntued to speak to gay men.