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Saint Sebastian An oil on canvas painting of Saint Sebastian -
The Women of Darius's Family before Alexander the Great A fresco from the Villa Farnesina depicting Alexander the Great (center)and his future wife, Roxana (left, on bed). On the right is Hephaestion, Alexander's companion and Hymen, the god of marriage. -
Two Nudes in a Forest (The Earth Itself) Two lovers are shown in an intimate scene Allegedly a gift to her girlfriend the actress Dolores del Rio -
Niankhkhnum and Khnumhotep Tomb of two royal Egyptian servants pictured in an intimate embrace. -
Triptych August 1972 An abstract portrait of George Dyer (left panel), Francis Bacon (right panel) and their coupling (central panel), set against black voids -
We Two Boys Together Clinging An abstract oil painting on board of two men kissing in front of a lavatory wall covered in graffiti -
Costume Study for Vaslav Nijinsky in the Role of Iksender in the Ballet "La Péri" (The Flower of Immortality) -
Gertrude Stein Pablo Picasso painted this portrait of his friend and patron, Gertrude Stein. Completed during his Rose Period, the strong lines of her face and the mass of her body in the painting reflect the forcefulness of Stein's personality. -
Jupiter Kissing Ganymede This fresco depicts the Roman god Jupiter kissing his mortal lover Ganymede. Painted as an imitation of an ancient Roman fresco, it was created to fool archeologist and art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann, due to his enthusiasm for homosexual love and themes. -
Death of Hyacinthos In this painting, Apollo holds his dead lover, Hyacinthos, who has been killed by a discus thrown by Apollos and blown off course by the jealous west wind Zephyrus. -
Drinking cup showing Achilles bandaging Patroclus’ wound A drinking cup showing Achilles and Patroclus -
Sappho and Erinna in a Garden at Mytilene