Henry Holiday's working drawing for "The Landing" from "The Hunting of the Snark" by Lewis Carroll (1876) was presumably intended for his eyes only...
...but the Bellman's penis is finely detailed.
"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,
As he landed his crew with care;
Supporting each man on the top of the tide
By a finger entwined in his hair.
"Just the place for a Snark!" the Bellman cried,
As he landed his crew with care;
Supporting each man on the top of the tide
By a finger entwined in his hair.
Picasso submitted this pencil drawing of a heavy-thighed man to enter the
Barcelona School of Fine Arts in 1895 when he was14.
Barcelona School of Fine Arts in 1895 when he was14.
A jovial minotaur and man in Picasso's 1933 "Bacchanale" share a post-coital drink.
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Museum of Modern Art, New York
M. C. Escher's intiguing etchings routinely show any nude males as intact, such
as this Buddha-like figure (in Mosaic II, 1957) ...
as this Buddha-like figure (in Mosaic II, 1957) ...
M. C. Escher's intiguing etchings routinely show any nude males as intact, such as this Buddha-like figure (in Mosaic II, 1957) ...
... and not only the optimists emerging from this frieze(Encounter, 1944)
but also, as Escher's working drawings show, ...
... the pessimists.
Paul Cadmus (1904-1999)
Finely details his model's penis
Finely details his model's penis
David Hockney's 1967
illustration to C P Cavafy's poems stresses line, rather than shading, giving a flat look to the model's penis, though the sulcus and
acroposthion are indicated.
illustration to C P Cavafy's poems stresses line, rather than shading, giving a flat look to the model's penis, though the sulcus and
acroposthion are indicated.
Francisco Lòpez's 1973Nude torso is finely shaded, emphasising the penis' dorsal vein.
Archilochos Alone
by Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
by Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Poseidon's GiftsPoseidon's raphe and acroposthion can be clearly seen.
English artistJohn Carter (1927-2004) takes intactness for granted in his Big Catch