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Background imageSexual Collection: Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1950

Pin-up calendar girl by David Wright, 1950
A woman with her red hair swept up in a bun, poses elegantly in some diaphanous lingerie as she speaks on a red telephone. Date: 1950

Background imageSexual Collection: Pin-up Girl playing card by Arthur Ferrier

Pin-up Girl playing card by Arthur Ferrier
A cheeky blonde pin-up girl viewed from behind, with a rather transparent hat barely covering her modesty. Date: c.1950

Background imageSexual Collection: FREYJA

FREYJA
A powerful goddess who represents sexual freedom - she has many lovers among the gods

Background imageSexual Collection: Picture No. 10789115

Picture No. 10789115
Hen Harrier - Male passing prey to female in flight above nest (Circus cyaneus) Date:

Background imageSexual Collection: Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1880s. Creator: Unknown

Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1880s. Creator: Unknown
Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other, 1880s

Background imageSexual Collection: Carl Linnaeuss Systema Naturae (1736)

Carl Linnaeuss Systema Naturae (1736)
Watercolour illustration by Georg Ehret, of Carl Linneauss sexual system for the classification of plants from Systema Naturae, published in 1736

Background imageSexual Collection: Strange Incense by Reginald Higgins

Strange Incense by Reginald Higgins
A rather sinister looking faun watches over a woman sleeping, unaware, in a deckchair

Background imageSexual Collection: Sea cucumber

Sea cucumber (Thelenota sp.) spawning. Microscopic sex cells (gametes) are being released to allow fertilisation (the fusing of a male and a female sex cell)

Background imageSexual Collection: see record 3688 - Helianthus annus, sunflower

see record 3688 - Helianthus annus, sunflower
Page 68 from Illustration of the Sexual System of Linneaus (1777) vol 2, by John Miller (1715-c. 1790)

Background imageSexual Collection: Lovers

Lovers, wooden sculpture

Background imageSexual Collection: Plant sex system by Linnaeus, 1807

Plant sex system by Linnaeus, 1807
Plant sex system by Linnaeus. This diagram, laying out the sexual classification of plants devised by the Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778)

Background imageSexual Collection: Carl Jung, caricature

Carl Jung, caricature
Carl Jung (1875- 1961). Caricature of the Swiss psychiatrist and one of the founders of modern analytical psychotherapy Carl Gustav Jung

Background imageSexual Collection: Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W Walker

Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. Artist: W Walker
Cadmus and Hermione, metamorphosed into Serpents, 1776. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1776

Background imageSexual Collection: Iris Murdoch - British Novelist

Iris Murdoch - British Novelist
Dame Jean Iris Murdoch DBE (1919-1999) - British Author and Philosopher Date: 1967

Background imageSexual Collection: Barrister, Woman Of The Future (b / w photo)

Barrister, Woman Of The Future (b / w photo)
3092907 Barrister, Woman Of The Future (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Barrister, Woman Of The Future)

Background imageSexual Collection: The Temptation of St. Anthony, 17th century (engraving) (b / w photo)

The Temptation of St. Anthony, 17th century (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR163461 The Temptation of St. Anthony, 17th century (engraving) (b/w photo) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); Musee Historique Lorrain, Nancy, France

Background imageSexual Collection: Adolescent, 12, Wearing Earrings and a Suit, 1850s. Creator: Unknown

Adolescent, 12, Wearing Earrings and a Suit, 1850s. Creator: Unknown
Adolescent, 12, Wearing Earrings and a Suit, 1850s

Background imageSexual Collection: SEM of bed bugs

SEM of bed bugs
Bed bugs mating. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pair of bed bugs mating. Bed bugs (Cimex lectularius)are blood sucking insects, so called because they live in the beds of humans

Background imageSexual Collection: The Courage to Heal

The Courage to Heal, a Guide for Women Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse by Ellen Bass and Laura Davis, the book that fueled the American abuse scare of the 1980s/1990s

Background imageSexual Collection: Fashionable Contrasts, or The Duchesss little Shoe yielding to the Magnitude of

Fashionable Contrasts, or The Duchesss little Shoe yielding to the Magnitude of
BBC193400 Fashionable Contrasts, or The Duchesss little Shoe yielding to the Magnitude of the Dukes Foot, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1792 (etching with w/c) by Gillray

Background imageSexual Collection: Buttercup flower, SEM

Buttercup flower, SEM
Buttercup flower (Ranunculus sp.), coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The pistil (centre) is surrounded by the stamens (yellow)

Background imageSexual Collection: Common horsetail spore, SEM

Common horsetail spore, SEM
Common horsetail spore. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a spore of a common horsetail (Equisetum arvense) plant

Background imageSexual Collection: Marrow and forget-me-not pollen, SEM

Marrow and forget-me-not pollen, SEM
Pollen grains. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a pollen grain from a marrow plant (Cucurbita sp. left) and a forget-me-not plant (Myosotis sp. lower right)

Background imageSexual Collection: Woman wearing a Chastity Belt, 1890 s. Creator: French Photographer (19th century)

Woman wearing a Chastity Belt, 1890 s. Creator: French Photographer (19th century)
Woman wearing a Chastity Belt, 1890s (b/w photo)

Background imageSexual Collection: Women Seducing Men

Women Seducing Men

Background imageSexual Collection: The Nightmare, c1790. Artist: Henry Fuseli

The Nightmare, c1790. Artist: Henry Fuseli
The Nightmare, c1790. The feeling of suffocating anxiety experienced in a nightmare is represented by the demon, sitting on the dreamers chest with implied sexual menace

Background imageSexual Collection: An Erotic Scene, mid 19th century (gouache with gold paint on paper)

An Erotic Scene, mid 19th century (gouache with gold paint on paper)
1196916 An Erotic Scene, mid 19th century (gouache with gold paint on paper) by Qajar School (19th century); 17.3x11.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Background imageSexual Collection: Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Oral Sex, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown

Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Oral Sex, 100 B. C. / A. D. 500. Creator: Unknown
Handle Spout Vessel Depicting Oral Sex, 100 B.C./A.D. 500

Background imageSexual Collection: Man with His Arm Around a Woman in a Bikini

Man with His Arm Around a Woman in a Bikini

Background imageSexual Collection: Voluptuous Woman Wearing a Bikini

Voluptuous Woman Wearing a Bikini

Background imageSexual Collection: Man and Two Dominating Women

Man and Two Dominating Women

Background imageSexual Collection: Man Watching Sexy Twins

Man Watching Sexy Twins

Background imageSexual Collection: Two Young Men in Straw Hats, One Seated in the Others Lap, 1870s-80s. Creator: Unknown

Two Young Men in Straw Hats, One Seated in the Others Lap, 1870s-80s. Creator: Unknown
Two Young Men in Straw Hats, One Seated in the Others Lap, 1870s-80s

Background imageSexual Collection: Acala with Consort Vishvavajri, 1525-50. Creator: Unknown

Acala with Consort Vishvavajri, 1525-50. Creator: Unknown
Acala with Consort Vishvavajri, 1525-50. With its dazzling colours, dynamic figures, and imposing scale, this painting, a visualisation of the Chandamaharoshana tantra

Background imageSexual Collection: Erotic Sculpture, Khajuraho, India. c950-1050. (20th century)

Erotic Sculpture, Khajuraho, India. c950-1050. (20th century)

Background imageSexual Collection: Jupiter Beguiled by Juno, 18th / early 19th century. Artist: James Barry

Jupiter Beguiled by Juno, 18th / early 19th century. Artist: James Barry
Jupiter Beguiled by Juno, 18th/early 19th century. From the Sheffield Art Gallery, Sheffield

Background imageSexual Collection: Chacma / Cape Baboon - sexual behaviour between baboons

Chacma / Cape Baboon - sexual behaviour between baboons (Papio ursinus). Kruger National Park - South Africa

Background imageSexual Collection: The Destroying Angel and Daemons of Evil Interrupting the Orgies of the Vicious and Intemperate

The Destroying Angel and Daemons of Evil Interrupting the Orgies of the Vicious and Intemperate (oil on canvas)
MAN430853 The Destroying Angel and Daemons of Evil Interrupting the Orgies of the Vicious and Intemperate (oil on canvas) by Etty, William (1787-1849); Manchester Art Gallery

Background imageSexual Collection: Leda of the 'Naples Uffizi' type, 1st/2nd century AD (marble)

Leda of the "Naples Uffizi" type, 1st/2nd century AD (marble)
7146253 Leda of the "Naples Uffizi" type, 1st/2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany

Background imageSexual Collection: Leda and the swan, late 2nd century AD (marble)

Leda and the swan, late 2nd century AD (marble)
7146648 Leda and the swan, late 2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Leda and the swan, late 2nd century AD, roman art)

Background imageSexual Collection: Untitled Drawing, 1918 (pencil and gouache on paper)

Untitled Drawing, 1918 (pencil and gouache on paper)
CCL248189 Untitled Drawing, 1918 (pencil and gouache on paper) by Eluard, Paul (1895-1952); 13x10, 5 cm; Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Saint-Denis, France; (add.info.: Dessin sans titre;)

Background imageSexual Collection: Le tentazioni di santo Antonio, 1878, Domenico Morelli (painting)

Le tentazioni di santo Antonio, 1878, Domenico Morelli (painting)
7063003 Le tentazioni di santo Antonio, 1878, Domenico Morelli (painting) by Morelli, Domenico (1826-1901); Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

Background imageSexual Collection: Love's Language (colour litho)

Love's Language (colour litho)
5228937 Love's Language (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love's Language)

Background imageSexual Collection: Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD (marble)

Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD (marble)
7146679 Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD (marble) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Ganymede and the eagle, 1st/2nd century AD)

Background imageSexual Collection: Babyland (colour litho)

Babyland (colour litho)
5228935 Babyland (colour litho) by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Babyland. Illustration for Poems Of Passion And Pleasure by Ella Wheeler Wilcox)

Background imageSexual Collection: Charger, c. 1750 (porcelain)

Charger, c. 1750 (porcelain)
XOS5878252 Charger, c. 1750 (porcelain) by Chinese School (18th century); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: China, Chinese Export)



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"Exploring the Allure of Sensuality: A Captivating Journey Through Time and Art" Step into a world where desire meets artistry, as we delve into the captivating realm of sensuality. From iconic pin-up calendar girls by David Wright in 1950 and 1955 to Arthur Ferrier's playful Pin-up Girl playing card, these timeless pieces celebrate the beauty of femininity with an alluring touch. David Wright's Nude masterpiece takes us on a journey beyond boundaries, embracing vulnerability and celebrating the human form in its purest essence. The goddess-like presence of FREYJA captivates our imagination, reminding us of ancient tales that intertwine sensuality with divine power. In Picture No. 10789115, we witness a whimsical encounter between a mischievous monk and an unsuspecting nun from the 17th century - a cheeky reminder that even within religious confines, desire finds its way to express itself. Carl Linnaeus' Systema Naturae (1736) invites us to explore nature's secrets through scientific classification while subtly hinting at the intricate connections between sexuality and reproduction found throughout the animal kingdom. And Reginald Higgins' Strange Incense transports us to exotic realms where passion is ignited by mysterious scents lingering in the air. The enigmatic artwork Two Young Men, One Embracing the Other from the 1880s challenges societal norms as it portrays love between two men during an era when such expressions were often hidden away. It serves as a testament to love's resilience against adversity. Amidst this artistic tapestry lies an unexpected inclusion –the sea cucumber– reminding us that nature holds countless surprises when it comes to sexual diversity and reproductive strategies across species. Finally, Regional Sex/Indian explores cultural nuances surrounding intimacy within different societies – shedding light on how diverse perspectives shape our understanding of sexuality throughout history.