Neoclassical Slash

[montagnarde1793]

I'm  presently vastly amused. I don't know if any of you are familiar with Le Sueur's drawing of Capet's execution, but if you're not, you're fortunately about to become familiar with it, because here it is:

I know it's not a very good scan, but do observe that there are indeed two men kissing in the foreground, which I have circled in red so that you might more easily be able to locate them.

I found a mention of the drawing in this book, which on page 74 provides some interesting elaboration on the subject and its portrayal.

That's unfortunately all for the present, but I hope you found it sufficiently enlightening. ;D

Comments

[josiana.livejournal.com]

&hearts Awesome. Yay, expressing liberty with homoerotic behavior. :D We aren't the only ones who draw questionably accurate art with boykissing in it.

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Yes, what better way to express it, after all? ^__^ It's very nice to know actually, that in the case of the Revolution and Neoclassicism at the very least we don't actually have to invent anything on that score...

[josiana.livejournal.com]

Other than storming prisons, I can't think of any. >_> Hee. I know. XD

[estellacat.livejournal.com]

Well, but once you've done that, I mean... What better way to celebrate? XD They're so very useful, those Neoclassicists. :D