Statue of a Victorious Youth, Unknown, Greek. 300-100 B.C., Bronze with inlaid copper. J. Paul Getty Museum
The Erotic Male: From Classical Antiquity to Mapplethorpe
Boardroom and Museum galleries
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A toned athletic body and remote gaze have signaled elite masculine beauty and sexual allure for thousands of years. Discover with educators Shelby Brown and William Zaluski the social and sexual contexts of posed and perfected classical nude sculptures, and explore their ultimate influence on the nude and portrait photography of Robert Mapplethorpe.