Blackware Spouted Vessel in the Form of a Couple in an Erotic Embrace
A bronze jug with a woman sitting on it, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Red-Figure Skyphos with (A) Satyr and (B) Maenad LACMA AC1992.152.4 (2...
File:Red-Figure_Skyphos_with_(A)_Satyr_and_(B)_Maenad_LACMA_AC1992.152.4_(2_of_2).jpg ) .Description..Title.Red-Figure Skyphos with (A) Silenus and (B) Maenad (image 2 of 2)..Description..: Greece, Athens, earl... More
Erotic figurine, Egypt, Late Period (525-332 BCE)
A bronze figurine of a monkey holding a sack, Egypt, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Pair of gold hoop earrings with Erotes riding doves
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Vase fragment, terracota, Europe, Roman
Priapus, fluteplayer, Erotes. Public domain photograph of an archaeological object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Handle Spout Vessel in Form of a Female and Skeletal Figure in an Erot...
A ceramic vase with a woman and a man holding a bottle, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pair of gold earrings with pendant Erotes
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Pair of gold earrings with Erotes
Ending in Erotes singing. Hellenistic Public domain photograph of ancient Greek artifact, archaeological object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description Public domain photograph of a... More
Fragment of a Leather Hanging(?) with an Erotic Scene
Public domain reproduction of artwork, ancient civilizations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Vase fragment, terracota, Europe, Roman
Standing male with Erotes, bird. Accession Number: 17.194.2032 Public domain photograph of an archaeological object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Red-Figure Skyphos with (A) Satyr and (B) Maenad LACMA AC1992.152.4 (2...
File:Red-Figure_Skyphos_with_(A)_Satyr_and_(B)_Maenad_LACMA_AC1992.152.4_(2_of_2).jpg ) .Description..Title.Red-Figure Skyphos with (A) Silenus and (B) Maenad (image 2 of 2)..Description..: Greece, Athens, earl... More
Pair of gold earrings with pendant Erotes
A bronze pendant of a young man with a ball in his hand, ancient Greek or Roman free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Archaic Greek Terracotta kylix (drinking cup)
Interior, seated youth holding fruit (quinces?)Exterior, obverse, flute girl peering into amphora (jar)Reverse, flute girl holding cup of special shapeThe decoration of vases used in symposia (drinking party) d... More
Erotic amulet, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period (332–30 BCE)
From Egypt Ptolemaic Period Public domain photograph of an archaeological object, Ancient Egyptian, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Terracotta squat lekythos (oil jar)
Aphrodite in a chariot drawn over the sea by two Erotes. Classical
Glass bowl fragment with erotic scenes
A piece of white marble with a figure on it, ancient Greek or Roman free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Pair of gold earrings with Erotes
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Erotic figurine, Egypt, Late Period (525-332 BCE)
From Egypt Late Period–Ptolemaic Period Public domain photograph of figurine, small sculpture, archaeology, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Glass bowl fragment with erotic scenes
Glass objects, Roman Empire. Public domain photograph of archaeological object, Roman Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pair of gold-disk earrings with Erotes pendants
The winged Eros was a particularly popular image for earrings, because he would appear to be flying when suspended from the wearer's ear. Hellenistic
Handle Spout Vessel Depicting an Erotic Scene
A clay vase with a woman and child inside, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Spout Vessel Depicting Two Skeletal Figures in Erotic Scene Attached t...
Public domain photo of a 3d object, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Cup with frieze of Erotes - Public domain museum image. A stone cup wi...
A large carved stone cup with a relief of the three saints, ancient Greek or Roman free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Handle Spout Vessel Depicting a Couple in an Erotic Embrace
A ceramic vase with a woman and man, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Marble sarcophagus with flying erotes holding a clipeus portrait
Public domain photo of Roman sculpture, ancient civilizations, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Handle Spout Vessel Depicting an Erotic Scene
A terracotta vase with a man's head and a snake in it, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Vase Fragment, terracota, Europe, Roman
Erotes chasing wild boars. Accession Number: 17.194.1997 Public domain photograph of an archaeological object, Europe, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Pair of gold disk earrings with pendant Erotes
Disc enclosing flower with pendant in the form of a winged Eros. Hellenistic
Handle Spout Vessel Depicting an Erotic Scene
Public domain photo of a 3d object, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Statuette of an Erotic Figure - Public domain museum image. A sculptur...
A green and gold figurine of a lion, ca, Rome, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Roman Terracotta mirror stand - Public domain museum image. A clay scu...
Pair of Erotes supporting mirror. Imperial Public domain photograph of archaeological object, Roman Empire, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Roman Sarcophagus with Erotes - Public domain museum image. A marble r...
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Roman Sarcophagus of a Boy with Erotes Feeding Griffins
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Marble sarcophagus with flying erotes holding a clipeus portrait
A relief depicting the triumph of venus and the triumph of venus, ancient Greek or Roman free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.
Engraved Ring with Aphrodite Weighing Two Erotes
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Thymiaterion (brûle-parfum) aux deux Eros (CVA 342)
Base en forme de pyxis évidée, supportée par trois pattes de lion. Debouts sur cette base et adossés, deux Erotes tenant dans la main droite une couronne soutiennent de leurs ailes dressées une coupelle.
Plaque with Erotic Scene, India
Shunga period Public domain photograph of erotic art, sexuality, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Plaque with Erotic Scene, India
Shunga period Public domain photograph of sculpture relief, decorative panel, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Neck amphora with (A) erotic scene and (B) man and woman between sphin...
A vase with a painting of a man and woman with horses on it, Greek, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Heavenly beauty, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum
This female figure has raised her flywhisk to brush away the little monkey tugging at her clinging lower garment. The imprints of fingernails on her cheek and shoulder betray the fact that she has just been wit... More
Globular Jar with Modeled Figures in Erotic Scene
A ceramic vase with a monkey on it, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Casket with Erotes and Animals - Public domain dedication museum photo
Public domain photo of a golden object, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Stirrup Spout Vessel Depicing Erotic Scene
A statue of a man holding a baby, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Stirrup Spout Vessel Depicting Erotic Scene
A photo of a gray pottery vase with a man sitting on a stool, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Casket with Erotes and Animals - Public domain dedication museum photo
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Jar in the Form of an Erotic Scene
A statue of a man sitting on top of a table, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Jar in the Form of an Erotic Scene
A black pottery vase with a man feeding a cow, Andes, Peru, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photo of Ornament with a pair of lovers - Public domain dedication
Before British prudery gained the upper hand, Indians regarded erotic scenes as auspicious symbols (mangala). Erotic images were often affixed to furniture as ornaments. This plaque probably adorned the side of... More
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio - Loves of the Gods
No collection of erotic prints should be without Caraglio’s Loves of the Gods. Consisting of twenty-some prints, this scandalous series presents the amorous escapades of the classical gods fairly explicitly. Th... More
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio - Loves of the Gods
No collection of erotic prints should be without Caraglio’s Loves of the Gods. Consisting of twenty-some prints, this scandalous series presents the amorous escapades of the classical gods fairly explicitly. Th... More
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio - Loves of the Gods
No collection of erotic prints should be without Caraglio’s Loves of the Gods. Consisting of twenty-some prints, this scandalous series presents the amorous escapades of the classical gods fairly explicitly. Th... More
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio - Loves of the Gods
No collection of erotic prints should be without Caraglio’s Loves of the Gods. Consisting of twenty-some prints, this scandalous series presents the amorous escapades of the classical gods fairly explicitly. Th... More
Erotic Series with Couples in Bed
The tradition of depicting couples caught in the act originated in Marcantonio Raimondi’s famous engraved series I modi (The Sixteen Pleasures, 1524) after Giulio Romano. Such printed series offered a visual ca... More
Erotic Series with Couples in Bed
The tradition of depicting couples caught in the act originated in Marcantonio Raimondi’s famous engraved series I modi (The Sixteen Pleasures, 1524) after Giulio Romano. Such printed series offered a visual ca... More
Erotic Series with Couples in Bed
The tradition of depicting couples caught in the act originated in Marcantonio Raimondi’s famous engraved series I modi (The Sixteen Pleasures, 1524) after Giulio Romano. Such printed series offered a visual ca... More
Erotic Series with Couples in Bed
The tradition of depicting couples caught in the act originated in Marcantonio Raimondi’s famous engraved series I modi (The Sixteen Pleasures, 1524) after Giulio Romano. Such printed series offered a visual ca... More
Erotic Series with Couples in Bed
The tradition of depicting couples caught in the act originated in Marcantonio Raimondi’s famous engraved series I modi (The Sixteen Pleasures, 1524) after Giulio Romano. Such printed series offered a visual ca... More
Erotic Series with Couples in Bed
The tradition of depicting couples caught in the act originated in Marcantonio Raimondi’s famous engraved series I modi (The Sixteen Pleasures, 1524) after Giulio Romano. Such printed series offered a visual ca... More
Cornelis Bos - Sacrifice to Priapus
Beverland owned a large collection of prints, many of which were erotically charged. He used them to illustrate his notes about sexuality. Priapus, an ancient god of fertility, features frequently in erotic pri... More
Statue of Hercules - Public domain portrait engraving
This engraving presents a draughtsman drawing a gigantic statue of the demigod Hercules. Beverland also had a copy of this impressive print in his private collection. However, he did not keep it intact. As he w... More
Photo of Young Lord and Young Woman - Public domain dedication
Alongside all manner of classical and mythological subjects, the French court sculptor Prieur also made a few figurines representing daily life. With this elegant couple he played with the unequal standing of t... More
Revel of Erotes - Public domain dedication museum photo
A metal box with a metal lid with a group of men and women in the middle, Italy, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
De vermoeyde dienst meyt (The Tired Maidservant)
The master of the house chances upon his practically naked maidservant in bed. His curiosity aroused, he has put on his spectacles to compare her body with that of his spouse. He covers her vagina with his hat... More
Sexuality in Art: De pleisterplaats Otsu
Public domain photo of Japanese woodblock print, Ukiyo-e, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Photo of Young Lord and Young Woman - Public domain dedication
Alongside all manner of classical and mythological subjects, the French court sculptor Prieur also made a few figurines representing daily life. With this elegant couple he played with the unequal standing of t... More
David Vinckboons I - The Bird-Nester
A lad steals eggs from a nest. Two peasants watch him closely, so intently in fact that they are oblivious to the boy cutting one of their purses. The depiction may have an erotic significance: whoever stands b... More
Adriaen de Vries - Bacchus Finding Ariadne on Naxos
The god Bacchus, accompanied by a satyr with a torch, discovers the sleeping Ariadne and falls in love with the princess. It is hardly a coincidence that Cupid, the god of love, is seated in the foreground. De ... More
The Flute-player, Rembrandt van Rijn
This print was formerly called ‘het Uylenspiegeltje’ (the scoundrel), and not without reason. Rembrandt concealed all kinds of erotic double entendres in this scene of a shepherd couple beside the water. The ma... More
Girl in a Large Hat - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image
The girl with her exotic, broad-brimmed sun hat and suggestively exposed shoulder offers the viewer her basket with fruit: the erotic message is unmistakeable. The painting was originally intended to hang high ... More
After a little music, from an untitled series of 12 erotic prints
Public domain photo of Japanese artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
A Courtesan with Her Client, the first sheet of an untitled erotic pic...
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Lovers in the Garden, from an Untitled Series of Erotic Prints
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Portrait of Hadriaan Beverland with a Prostitute
This striking panel painting shows the eccentric Beverland with a wine glass and a pipe. Sitting next to him is a prostitute. This portrayal was a deliberate provocation. Done in various shades of brown (the so... More
The insistent lover, from an untitled series of erotic prints
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John Smith - The Music Lesson - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication i...
This aristocratic lady and her music teacher have just interrupted their lesson to give into their sensual urges. The flute on the table, tilted upwards, leaves no room for doubt regarding this gentleman’s inte... More
Cup and saucer with with an erotic scene and flower sprays
Kop en schotel van porselein met gemodelleerde vakken in de wand, beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw. De wand van de kop met twee rijen gemodelleerde vakken, de onderste met bloemtakken, de bovenste met landscha... More
Courtesan Painting a Screen, from a series of 12 erotic prints
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Round box with flowering plans, flower sprays and an erotic scene
Ronde doos van soft-paste porselein (pâte tendre), beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw. Op de wand bloemtakken. De platte deksel met een bloeiende plant (prunus), twee vogels en een insect bij een rots in een dub... More
Round box with flowering plans, flower sprays and an erotic scene
Deksel van ronde doos van soft-paste porselein (pâte tendre), beschilderd in onderglazuur blauw. Op de platte deksel een bloeiende plant (prunus), twee vogels en een insect bij een rots in een dubbele cirkel. O... More
Plate from the Erotic Book Mounds of Dyed Colors: A Pattern Book for t...
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Cup with handle with an erotic scene
Oorkop van porselein, beschilderd op het glazuur in blauw, rood, roze, groen, geel, zwart en goud. Op de buitenwand een erotische voorstelling met een man en een liggende, halfnaakte vrouw naast een tafel met d... More
Bell-shaped cup and saucer with an erotic scene
Klokvormige kop en schotel van porselein, beschilderd op het glazuur in blauw, rood, roze, groen, geel, zwart en goud. Op het plat van de schotel een erotische voorstelling met een man en een liggende, halfnaak... More
Photo of Saucer with an erotic scene - Public domain dedication
Schotel van porselein, beschilderd op het glazuur in blauw, rood, roze, groen, geel, zwart en goud. Op het plat van de schotel een erotische voorstelling met een man en een liggende, halfnaakte vrouw naast een ... More
Bell-shaped cup with an erotic scene
Klokvormige kop van porselein, beschilderd op het glazuur in blauw, rood, roze, groen, geel, zwart en goud. Op de wand een erotische voorstelling met een man en een liggende, halfnaakte vrouw naast een tafel me... More
Erotic Print, Kitagawa Utamaro - Public domain print
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Lovers with Young Attendant Looking on, from an untitled series of ero...
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Afternoon Rest (Le Midi) - Emmanuel Jean Nepomucene de Ghendt
Is it the book, fallen by her side, that aroused this lady’s senses? On a warm summer day, she retreated to an intimate recess of her garden and abandoned herself to lust, as suggested by her hand bulging under... More
Young Woman with a Lantern, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Harunobu is celebrated for being the first in Japan to use the full-colour printing technique. His prints were highly popular in his days and often depict adolescent female figures – like this girl quietly leav... More
Caught in the Act, Harunobu Suzuki, Woodblock Print, Japan
Shunga (erotic) prints featured every imaginable form of sexual activity, including voyeurism. Their explicit content resulted in their being condemned as ‘harmful to public morals’ and censored by the governme... More
Otani Hiroji III as an Otokodate, possibly Satsuma Gengobei in Iro Moy...
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The Actor Nakamura Nakazo I in the Role of an Evil Courtier, Probably ...
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The Actor Otani Hiroji III as Satsuma Gengobei in Part Two of the Play...
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The Actor Nakamura Sukegoro II as Sasano Sangobei in Part Two of the P...
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Cup and saucer with a Prostitute and a Gentleman in an Interior
The scene on the cup and saucer is clearly based on Picart’s print. His elegant, mildly erotic prints were popular models for Chinese porcelain painters. One difference immediately jumps out: compared to the pr... More
The Empty Quiver (Le Carquois épuisé)
The facetious title of this print refers to Cupid’s spent love arrows, but also to the male character’s satisfied lust, as can be seen by his weary, if ecstatic expression. His partner, freshening up her rouge,... More
![[Makura ehon no iichibu] - Public domain drawing](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTcvbWFrdXJhLWVob24tbm8taWljaGlidS1mOGVmMjEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Makura ehon no iichibu] - Public domain drawing")
[Makura ehon no iichibu] - Public domain drawing
Print shows a man reclining. Title and other descriptive information compiled by Nichibunken-sponsored Edo print specialists in 2005-06. Overpainted sheet from one of Utamaro's erotic books. Forms part of: Japa... More
Sheet of Sketches: Architectural and Erotic Drawings
Picryl description: Public domain image of erotic art, free to use, no copyright restrictions.
‘At Least Be Discreet’ (Au moins soyez discret)
Two lovers – actually the artist himself and his wife – bid farewell to each other after a secret romantic encounter. Roses, here as a bouquet in the woman’s boudoir or as a boutonnière on the man’s waistcoat, ... More
‘You May Count on My Oaths’ (Comptez sur mes serments)
Two lovers – actually the artist himself and his wife – bid farewell to each other after a secret romantic encounter. Roses, here as a bouquet in the woman’s boudoir or as a boutonnière on the man’s waistcoat, ... More
Isaac Cruikshank - Satirical Print of Caleb Whitefoord
The Scotsman Caleb Whitefoord was a well-known public figure in Cruikshank’s time and featured often in satirical prints. Besides being a wine merchant, diplomat and writer, he was an expert in Old Masters. He ... More