Wilhelm von gloeden and the nude men of taormina the photographs taken by the german baron at his house in taormina at the end of the 19th century were, to say the least, unexpected for the times Young men posing as greek statues wearing gowns, or scattered around in the nude. Who was wilhelm von gloeden Wilhem von gloeden was a pioneer in art photography, and one of the first photographers to shoot homoerotic nudes of men and boys Von gloeden was famous in his own day, and admirers of his work included oscar wilde, richard strauss, wilhelm ii, rudyard kipling and friedrich nietzsche. He is famous for his photographs of the male nude, in which he posed boys from taormina
He is mostly known for his pastoral nude studies of sicilian boys, which usually featured props such as wreaths or amphoras, suggesting a setting in the greece or italy of antiquity. Wilhelm von gloeden, 1890about this artwork suffering from lung disease, wilhelm von gloeden moved to taormina, on the island of sicily, at the age of 22 on doctor’s orders After having regained his health, he remained on the island and began making photographs of the idyllic landscape as well as the young male inhabitants, both of which suggested to him a classical ideal. Free for commercial use, no attribution required German, baron wilhelm von gloeden, getty museum, ultra high resolution, high resolution, gelatin silver prints, nudity, wilhelm von.
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