#gender in classical art

[copperbadge]

[ID: A statue of a person lying on a very plush looking pillow-bed; the sculpture is nude with back to the camera, face turned to the side, lying on a dramatic drapery, with one foot gently raised.]

This is an incredibly compelling work in person for a number of reasons -- to begin with, the raised foot isn't done justice by the photograph, but it's really funny and very human in person. It looked ancient enough, but also whimsical enough, that I was surprised I hadn't seen it in the records yet, so I checked out the placard, which put the date at around 100 CE. I must have just missed it while paging through the records. I'm sorry I did, because it's a gorgeous sculpture. (Its history is complicated but it appears the figure and draperies are ancient while the bed itself is 17th century.)

And it's called the Sleeping Hermaphroditus, because...

[ID: The statue as seen from the side; head still turned away, the torso is visible, and shows both the generous curve of a breast and also a penis and testicles resting on the drapery on which the figure reclines.]

In ancient history, Hermaphroditus was the child of Aphrodite and Hermes, originally male, who was merged with a naiad who was obsessed with him and became both male and female. He's generally represented as a very feminine-looking person (hair in the female style of the time, prominent breasts, female clothing, rounded hips) with male genitalia, often coyly on display. The history is complicated; we don't have good sourcing for the story and we don't truly know how Hermaphroditus was viewed in the ancient world, as far as I know (classicists feel free to correct me on this). Hermaphroditus, generally referred to with male pronouns even after developing a female appearance, may have represented trans women, intersex people, or some spiritual concept that had little to do with human gender expression at all.

Regardless of the complication surrounding the narrative, the sculpture itself is beautiful, and well worth sharing, I think.

#sam travels #the cheese tour #paris #louvre #hermaphroditus #gender in classical art #nudity

[blvvdk3ep]

I love you people going into "useless" fields I love you classics majors I love you cultural studies majors I love you comparative literature majors I love you film studies majors I love you near eastern religions majors I love you Greek, Latin, and Hebrew majors I love you ethnic studies I love you people going into any and all small field that isn't considered lucrative in our rotting capitalist society please never stop keeping the sacred flame of knowledge for the sake of knowledge and understanding humanity and not merely for the sake of money alive

#classics #mythology #ancient greek mythology #ancient roman mythology #comparative literature #latin #hebrew #ethnic studies #fuck capitalism #communism #i love my useless degree idc #academia #university #dark academia #Greek #philosophy #liberal arts #humanities #women and gender studies #cultural anthropology

[donutdrawsthings]

When I went into Classic Who, I didn't expect to meet the silliest Billy there ever was.

#HIGHLY underrated in the DW fandom. I need to hear more noise!!! #the second doctor #second doctor #2nd doctor #doctor who #classic who #classic doctor who #doctor who classic #fanart #doctor who fanart #doctor who art #dw art #dw fanart #3rd doctor #third doctor #jamie mccrimmon #patrick troughton #frazer hines #and also he's essentially me in my 50's post top surgery and on T. brother got me feeling hopeful #like i already do everything and anything he does the gender euphoria bro it's unreal #the 10th doctor is a silly billy but he was the OG SILLY BILLY #AUTISM SURPREME #donutdrawsthings #swinging sixties #60's doctor who #the doctor

[ohvun]

MY BOYYYYY:DDDD

Couldn't find what I wanted, so I made my own>:) Put it on a jacket now I feel rly cool:)

#based this of those classic tiger tattoos #bc theyre rly cool #just like yamato #hes v gender #to me #like #thats exactly how i experience gender when i was little!! woa!! #one piece #my art #digital art #yamato #yamato one piece #one piece yamato #does that even matter?? #idk man #anyways #i recommend making ur own merch if u cant find what u want #its rly fun!! #and def worth the money imo #gave me much serotonin #just make sure to triple check your uhh print people #and what items they print on #like the quality of the pie ce s they use #or if they can print on stuff u already own #even better:)

[redditreceipts]

why do you love the night so much?

-well...

#art #classical art #painting #women #night #radblr #radical feminism #radical feminists do interact #radical feminists please touch #gender critical #feminism #terfblr #gc feminism #gc feminist #gender abolition #radfems please touch #radfems please interact #radfem safe

[electrical-communication]

You should draw more Elecman <33 He’s so gender and hot 💖💖💖

A man who is a beloved wife

#megaman classic #elecman #elec man #megaman #mega man #archie mega man #panel redraw #tw robogore #robogore tw #just in caseeee #my art :) #my asks #my requests #I should actually write out my gender hcs for him and the other rms someday.. #these are very wip but I’ve been in a art block so I decided to just post them anyway #toxtricity #I need to do an actual proper drawing of elec with his guitar #but drawing instruments sucks… and I’d wanna make it a unique design too #if youre meanies to him my s/o will kill you.. btw.. heed my warning..

[axolotlcossmico]

Aaron was an ordinary teenager, with good grades, few friends, and a desire to help people.

His world took a 180 degree turn thanks to the fact that he happened to be nearby when the Omnitrix landed on Earth. The watch bonded with Aaron, but somehow it also affected his friends Alonso and Nora.

As soon as Aaron understood how the clock worked, he decided that he should be a hero and protect his beloved Mexico. He even convinced his friends to follow him in this decision.

At first it was just stopping some robberies and minor crimes, but out of nowhere, villains with strange powers began to appear one after another. Although none of that compared to when they ran into the forever knights, or worse yet, their king.

#ben 10 #ocs #digital art #art #ben 10 alien force #ben 10 classic #ben 10 omniverse #character design #gender fluid

[tempest-tempest]

This piece started it all ngl I gotta start adding hatching back into my pieces but I keep forgetting

#kelly nickels #traditional art #drawing #art #punk rock #classic rock #alternative rock #copic art #band poster #art print #queer artist #gender envy #rock aesthetic #artwork

[clowndrawz]

why are you here?

#clowns art #fanart #megaman #mega man #megaman classic #quick man #capcom #repost because horrid fucking quality lol #but practicing shading and im learning stuff......slowly #i gave quick the most gender envy haircut uh oh now i cant stop drawing him

[gender-sexuality-happiness-rage]

Medusa with the Head of Perseus is a sculpture created by Luciano Garbati in 2008. The statue depicts Medusa holding a sword and the head of Perseus, a role reversal of Greek legend. A bronze cast version is temporarily displayed in Collect Pond Park, Lower Manhattan. The work has been linked to the Me Too movement.

#me too #medusa #feminist #gender eqaulity #women's rights #feminist posts #feminist blog #art #classic art

[mushroom-for-art]

Hi @bluejay-flies, I hope this isn't weird but I saw about your Aurorus mewtwo fusion fav and struggles and thought well hey I've been drawing a lot of mewtwo designs including fusions, I could draw you a little something and uh then I went hog wild with color options for you, the design is completely yours and you can pick whichever color version you want! (hell mix the colors and such I don't mind!)

Of course if these aren't really the vibe and you're not a fan of the design that's completely okay there's no obligation to accept and I won't take offence I had fun and got to do a fun drawing exercise either way :)

#my art #Gift design #Got classic Aurorus colors obligatory ourple shifted and pink shifted cause two a wild card that I think was cute and a dark shiny vibe one #Since you said you liked shiny Rayquaza and Shinx I tried to make em darker with yellow #Wild card colors flowy bits make me think of a butterfly #And the tube next also is a wavy fin that likely goes to the second neck connection point on the back and a bit further down #I only looked at Aurorus reference while drawing so any similarities to other designs are accidental #I didn't look for any other versions #They were originally gonna have only a thumb and one finger like how Aurorus apparently only has a single toe and claw #But there was too much empty space on the hand so finger rights given #Gets all the grabby #Tried to make em bulkier like Aurorus and gave em a longer neck too c:! #Sorry rambling about design aspects #You're welcome to choose name gender pronouns backstory ect if you accept them #Place holder name would probably Rora like aurora and like rawr-a cause dinosaur #Cause I think I'm funny XD #mewtwo #pokemon #Mewtwo fusion #Aurorus #Mewtwo Aurorus fusion #Again no obligation to accept if you're not a fan of the design! I know my fusion designs might not suit every audience #Ignore that I forgot to do the ice colors on the last three rip #They should be easy enough to color pick? I hope #Went wild on hexagon patterns today lads XD

[maziecrazycloud]

🎸🌙70s Style Self Portrait!🌙🎸

(Tbh this is how I dress all the time, but i wish I had these pants!!!)

Just a fun little ditty🌞

#maziecrazycloudsart #illustration #character illustration #self portrait #self portrayal #70s #70s vintage #70s inspired #70s fashion #70s aesthetic #retro #retro style #retro aesthetic #art #digital art #original art #led zeppelin shirt looook! #i tried to be as gender as possible #mmm gender #classic rock

[ninebaalart]

Mega Woman 1

decided to genderswap most of the mega man cast- here's the cast of the first game give or take

#mega man #dr light #dr wily #cutman #cutwoman #gutsman #gutswoman #iceman #icewoman #bombman #bombwoman #fireman #firewoman #elecman #elecwoman #gender flip #megawoman #megaman classic #art #fanart #megaman fanart

[shoemakingandobstetrics]

i showed him all the kingdoms of the world.

#good omens #crowley #jesus' ex-girlfriend #(i ship it) #wear a crown fuck with gender #my art #good omens art #this was initially just going to be a play on the famous portrait of sharbat gula #but then it became extra dramatic #classic crowley amirite

[gegengestalt]

I thought y'all would like some of my Karamazov sisters doodles. The story (mostly) and the rest of the characters stay the same, only the brothers change. They would be great in one of those very dark and dramatic shoujo manga

#also Dmitri and Ivan are butches and Alyosha kind of goes beyond gender and Pavel likes pretty dresses #I am free to talk more about Them #alyosha karamazov #Ivan karamazov #Pavel smerdyakov #dmitri karamazov #mitya karamazov #the brothers karamazov #tbk #classic literature #my art #dostoart #the witches karamazov

[witchdragoncat]

Gender-fluid, my beloved

#my art #ben 10 #ben 10 classic #ben 10 upgrade #shout out to upgrade #got to be one of my favorite genders