Waterfall Contemplation

This is a reproduction of "Waterfall Contemplation" of 2011.  This is an intrusion on a very private moment when a young man strips himself of everything artificial and goes to a quiet place surrounded by Nature in which he can contemplate the beauties he has found and reflect upon what these may mean to him, his life and his future.

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James IV rex Scottorum

This is a tribute to my fourteen greats grandfather and a reproduction of "James IV, king of Scots" of about 1503 by an anonymous artist.  James IV was one of the most successful Stewart kings and, through his marriage to Margaret Tudor of England, led to the union of the English and Scottish monarchies which foreshadowed the creation of the United Kingdom.  He died fighting the forces of his brother-in-law Henry VIII on Flodden's Field on September 9, 1513.  The original of this painting is in the National Portrait Gallery in Edinburgh.

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Waiting for Something

This is a reproduction of "Waiting for Something" of 2011 by Troy Caperton.  It is a painting symbolic of the universal yearning of youth for something more than he has ever known.  It can appear to a young man that he is naked to what may be coming down the road of life, but he yearns for it.  He waits for something.

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Naked Smile

This is a lovely 1997 image of a beautiful naked man giving a delightful smile.  This is a blast from the past, being a popular image on the internet from about fifteen years ago.  There are many reproductions of this image on the web but this one has been processed and enlarged.  If anyone knows the original photographer, please let me know and I will take further appropriate steps.  Hope you enjoy; it's one of my favorites and has been for years.

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So Very Close

This is a lovely image of two naked men in a loving tender embrace.  There are many reproductions of this image on the web but this one has been processed and enlarged.  If anyone knows the original photographer, please let me know and I will take further appropriate steps.  Hope you enjoy; its one of my favorites and has been for years.

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Beloved of Hadrian

This is a lovely image of the Farnese Antinous which is currently in the National Archeological Museum in Naples.  It is called the Antinous Farnese because of its prior location at the entrance of the Carracci Gallery in the Palazzo Farnese in Rome.  The statue was one of the myriads which were produced after the young man's death and deification in October, 130 CE.  He had been the beloved of the emperor for probably six years and the mythos of the young god was that he had laid down his earthly life as a sacrifice to the Olympians to save the life of his lover Hadrian.  The emperor in gratitude founded the city of Antinopolis at the site of the death and ordered the inclusion of Antinous into the ranks of the gods.

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Academic Study of a Nude Male

This is a reproduction of "Academic Study of a Male Nude" of 1821 by Eugene Delacroix.  The drawing was executed in black, white and red chalk and the artist was twenty-three when he drew this.  Delacroix had been born at Saint-Maurice near Paris and his biological father may have been the French statesman Talleyrand.  Orphaned at sixteen, he studied formally at two lyceums and 1815 began studying the style of Jacques-Louis David.  A commission four years later shows the influence of Raphael yet Delacroix was swept up in the rage for Romanticism which erupted in France in 1819.  Delacroix became a leading proponent of the style.  This masterpiece is 44.8 cm wide and 57.8 cm high and is in a private collection. 

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Four Naked Men

This is a reproduction of "Four Naked Men" of about 1505 by Pietro Perugino.  This is a reproduction of an iconic image of four near naked men in contrasting poses, curving and angular.  The artist was probably from Perugia in Umbria and was probably about fifty-five years old when he created this work.  He was at the height of his career at this time maintaining studios in Perugia and Florence while also receiving commissions in Rome.  He was rivaled in his later years by Michelangelo and his pupil, Raphael.  He died of the plague in 1523 in Fontignano, a frazione of Perugia.  This High Renaissance masterpiece is 52 cm wide and 71 cm high and is in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. 

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Tree Trunk Sunning

This is a reproduction of "Tree Trunk Sunning" of 2011.  This is an image of a naked young man deep in the primeval forest taking a moment to rest full-length on a large tree trunk in the process of returning to the forest floor. 

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Hot Summer Day

This is a reproduction of "Hot Summer Day" by Henry Scott Tuke of 1885.  The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. This picture is quite demonstrative of his famous focus. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy. This painting was created in the artist's studio in Falmouth.  This masterpiece is in a private collection.

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The Run Home

This is a reproduction of "The Run Home" by Henry Scott Tuke of 1902.  The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. This picture is quite demonstrative of his famous focus. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy. This painting was created in the artist's studio in Falmouth.  This masterpiece is in a private collection.

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Fisher Boys, Falmouth

This is a reproduction of "Fisher Boys, Falmouth" by Henry Scott Tuke of 1886.  The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. This picture is quite demonstrative of his famous focus. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy. This painting was created in the artist's studio in Falmouth.  It is currently in a Private Collection.

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The Midday Rest, Sailors Yarning

This is a reproduction of "The Midday Rest, Sailors Yarning" by Henry Scott Tuke of 1906.  The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. This picture is quite demonstrative of his famous focus. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy. This painting was created in the artist's studio in Falmouth.

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Lover of the Sun

This is a reproduction of "Lover of the Sun" by Henry Scott Tuke of 1923.  The artist was a native of Cornwall who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. This picture is quite demonstrative of his famous focus. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy. This painting was created in the artist's studio in Falmouth.

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Stretching on the Seashore

A reproduction of "Stretching on the Seashore" of 2012. This is an image inspired by the work of Henry Scott Tuke, the late Victorian artist whose work focused on the sea and young men.

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Boys Bathing of 1912

A reproduction of "Boys Bathing" of 1912 by Henry Scott Tuke. This is a wonderful image of young men cavorting on the coast of the English Channel near Falmouth. The artist was a native of Yorkshire who died in 1929 at the age of seventy-one years. His twin abiding loves were the sea and boys. This caused quite a stir in Victorian and Edwardian England, but he was nonetheless a member of the Royal Academy.

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Ignudo Number Eight of 1511

This is one of the works of the Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo Buonarroti, who died in Rome in 1564 at the age of 89 years, was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which had been frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d’Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The masterwork was completed between 1508 and 1512.

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Ignudo Number Eight of 1511

This is one of the works of the Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo Buonarroti, who died in Rome in 1564 at the age of 89 years, was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which had been frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d’Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The masterwork was completed between 1508 and 1512.

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Ignudo Number One of 1511

This is one of the works of the Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo Buonarroti, who died in Rome in 1564 at the age of 89 years, was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which had been frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d’Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The masterwork was completed between 1508 and 1512.

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Ignudo Number Four of 1511

This is one of the works of the Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo Buonarroti, who died in Rome in 1564 at the age of 89 years, was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which had been frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d’Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The masterwork was completed between 1508 and 1512.

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Ignudo Number Seven of 1511

This is one of the works of the Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo Buonarroti, who died in Rome in 1564 at the age of 89 years, was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which had been frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d’Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The masterwork was completed between 1508 and 1512.

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Ignudo Number Five of 1511

This is one of the works of the Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo Buonarroti, who died in Rome in 1564 at the age of 89 years, was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which had been frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d’Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The masterwork was completed between 1508 and 1512.

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Ignudo Number Three of 1511

This is one of the works of the Frescoes in the Sistine Chapel. Michelangelo Buonarroti, who died in Rome in 1564 at the age of 89 years, was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel which had been frescoed earlier by Piero Matteo d’Amelia with a star-spangled sky. The masterwork was completed between 1508 and 1512.

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