Seduction Collection (page 8)

Young man and young woman (girl) in tender love conversation in a garden - love - tenderness - flowers - flirt
PCT4278589 Young man and young woman (girl) in tender love conversation in a garden - love - tenderness - flowers - flirt - illustration late 19th century for the poem by Theodore Botrel "When

Orphee seduces animals, rocks and trees with her cat and lyre - Orpheus, by his voice and lyre
FLO4607799 Orphee seduces animals, rocks and trees with her cat and lyre - Orpheus, by his voice and lyre, attracts the attention of the animals, rocks and trees. Copperplate engraving by W

Roman mythology: Vertumne, Pomone and a river divinite - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf
FLO4680045 Roman mythology: Vertumne, Pomone and a river divinite - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf, based on an illustration by Leonard Defrance (1735-1805)

Society. The kiss in the night. Noble couple in the XVIIIth century. Illustration, Germany, c.1910 (postcard)
3434193 Society. The kiss in the night. Noble couple in the XVIIIth century. Illustration, Germany, c.1910 (postcard); (add.info.: Societe. Couple noble enlace au 18eme siecle. Coll. Part. Society)

Food and Beverage. Beer of March. Pothouse in France. Poster, France, c.1800 (poster)
3434584 Food and Beverage. Beer of March. Pothouse in France. Poster, France, c.1800 (poster); (add.info.: Coll. Part. Food and Beverage. Beer of March. Pothouse in France)

La belle au piano: postcard 1920
JAB4120029 La belle au piano: postcard 1920; (add.info.: La belle au piano: postcard 1920); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Love and swing 1910
JAB4119988 Love and swing 1910; (add.info.: Love and swing 1910); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Premiere neige: Publicity 1874 Drawing attributed to Louis Paul Pierre DUMONT-1822-18
JAB4119954 Premiere neige: Publicity 1874 Drawing attributed to Louis Paul Pierre DUMONT-1822-18; (add.info.: Premiere neige)

Letter Z: Zampa, in "Zampa or La fiancee de marble", opera (created in 1831) by Ferdinand Herold (1791-1833)
DUV4208637 Letter Z: Zampa, in "Zampa or La fiancee de marble", opera (created in 1831) by Ferdinand Herold (1791-1833). Men's Alphabet (Liebig) Serie S0369

Fashionable people playing the parlour game of Bridge of Love. For this forfeit
FLO4677473 Fashionable people playing the parlour game of Bridge of Love. For this forfeit, the man kneels on the floor and the lady who nominated him sits on his back

Indian woman, 18th century, after Niccolao Manucci. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet
FLO4686499 Indian woman, 18th century, after Niccolao Manucci. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes Etrangers Anciens et

Courtesan, reign of Charles VIII, 1491. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after a contemporary work
FLO4685843 Courtesan, reign of Charles VIII, 1491. Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet after a contemporary work from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes Historique"

Joke about marriage (colour litho)
8635492 Joke about marriage (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joke about marriage. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

The kick off (colour litho)
8635662 The kick off (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The kick off. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Children on a Valentine's Day card (chromolitho)
8635399 Children on a Valentine's Day card (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children on a Valentine's Day card)

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Clocking off (colour litho)
8656276 Clocking off (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clocking off. "Heavens! look at the time, are you going to stay all night)

My word, if you're not off, I'll saw you're leg off (colour litho)
8656165 My word, if you're not off, I'll saw you're leg off (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: My word, if you're not off)

I want you my honey, yes I do! (colour litho)
8656161 I want you my honey, yes I do! (colour litho) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I want you my honey, yes I do! To wish you a Merry Christmas)

How to catch men (colour litho)
8656148 How to catch men (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How to catch men: a little bit of sugar for her love bird)

A great hattraction (colour litho)
8656130 A great hattraction (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A great hattraction. Couple kissing under a giant hat)

Passive resistance. (colour litho)
8656119 Passive resistance. (colour litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Passive resistance. Man embracing a maidservant. Postcard, early 20th century)

If I was she I'd be crazy about me (colour litho)
8656206 If I was she I'd be crazy about me (colour litho) by Twelvetrees, Charles (1888-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: If I was she I'd be crazy about me)

Leap year (colour litho)
8656180 Leap year (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Leap year - can you support a husband and family? Postcard, early 20th century)

It is no crime to kiss in Blackpool (colour litho)
8656350 It is no crime to kiss in Blackpool (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: It is no crime to kiss in Blackpool. To err is human, to kiss, divine)

Soldier and his lover (coloured photo)
8656228 Soldier and his lover (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: In days of old)

Shall I tie the knot? (colour litho)
8656225 Shall I tie the knot? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Shall I tie the knot?" Woman tying a man's tie)

There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip (colour litho)
8656126 There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There's many a slip twixt the cup and the lip)

Forget bad writin, forget the blot, forget all else, but forget me not (colour litho)
8656810 Forget bad writin, forget the blot, forget all else, but forget me not (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Forget bad writin, forget the blot)

Courtship (colour litho)
8656544 Courtship (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Courtship. Couple in a heart. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

I must leave here shortly (colour litho)
8656510 I must leave here shortly (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "I must leave here shortly." Couple cuddling on the sofa as her father)

Greetings from the Leipzig Fair (colour litho)
8656759 Greetings from the Leipzig Fair (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greetings from the Leipzig Fair)

I've found the cosiest place possible (colour litho)
8656677 I've found the cosiest place possible (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Engaged (colour litho)
8656667 Engaged (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engaged. Couple embracing in a chair. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

A Cavalier Xmas greeting (colour litho)
8655888 A Cavalier Xmas greeting (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Cavalier Xmas greeting. A Cavalier kising a maid in a snowy street)

Could you blame me? (coloured photo)
8656013 Could you blame me? (coloured photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Could you blame me? Man caressing a woman's face)

Man kissing the neck of a masked woman (b/w photo)
8655965 Man kissing the neck of a masked woman (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man kissing the neck of a masked woman)

The manicurist (colour litho)
8655790 The manicurist (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The manicurist. Woman giving a man a manicure. Postcard, early 20th century)

An Intelligent Number Plate (litho)
8655420 An Intelligent Number Plate (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Intelligent Number Plate, 1913)

Woman evading a man's embrace unless he wishes to marry her (colour litho)
8635534 Woman evading a man's embrace unless he wishes to marry her (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

How men propose to the widow of forty (colour litho)
8635511 How men propose to the widow of forty (colour litho) by Carter, Sydney (1874-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: How men propose to the widow of forty)

He stoops to conquer (colour litho)
8635499 He stoops to conquer (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: He stoops to conquer. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Father questioning why a young man is calling on his daughter (colour litho)
8635489 Father questioning why a young man is calling on his daughter (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Man getting off the Tube at Piccadilly because of a beautiful woman (colour litho)
8635595 Man getting off the Tube at Piccadilly because of a beautiful woman (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

On the brain (colour litho)
8635585 On the brain (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: On the brain. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

How to manage a man - sit on him (colour litho)
8635583 How to manage a man - sit on him (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How to manage a man - sit on him)

A Tally-Ho idyll: the kill (colour litho)
8635369 A Tally-Ho idyll: the kill (colour litho) by Thomson, Hugh (1860-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Tally-Ho idyll: the kill)

L'Invite, 1775 (sanguine on white woven paper)
XOS5883974 L'Invite, 1775 (sanguine on white woven paper) by Trinquesse, Louis Rolland (c.1746-1800); 36x24.5 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

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"Seduction: A Timeless Art Captured in Masterpieces" From the alluring gaze of the Venus of Urbino to the playful charm of a pin-up calendar girl, it has been an eternal theme that transcends time. Artists like Titian and David Wright have skillfully depicted this captivating dance between desire and temptation throughout history. In 1538, Titian's masterpiece, the Venus of Urbino, mesmerized viewers with its sensual portrayal of a reclining woman. Her inviting pose and provocative expression invite us into her world, where seduction reigns supreme. Fast forward to 1950 when David Wright's pin-up calendar girl graced walls across the globe. With her coy smile and flirtatious demeanor, she became an icon of allure for generations to come. Even in times of war, seduction played its part. The propaganda poster "careless talk costs lives" warned against loose lips while subtly hinting at the consequences that could arise from succumbing to temptation. The biblical tale captured by Jan Brueghel depicts animals entering Noah's Ark but also symbolizes mankind's struggle with temptation. As they resist their primal instincts, we are reminded that even in our most vulnerable moments, seduction lurks nearby. Sir Gawain faced his own battle with temptation as Lady Bercilak tested his loyalty in Arthurian legend. The Temptation of Sir Gawain showcases how easily one can be swayed by desires yet also highlights the strength it takes to resist them. David Wright continued his exploration of sensuality through art with pieces like Warpaint and Topless Woman. These evocative works celebrate feminine beauty while leaving much to imagination – a delicate balance between revealing just enough without giving away everything. Reginald Higgins' Strange Incense adds an air of mystery as swirling smoke intertwines with human figures. It reminds us that sometimes seduction lies not only in physical form but also in the intangible, captivating our senses and leading us astray.