Great friendships are as rare as great love.
If I could be always with her there would be no difficulty in being good for she would always tell me right & I should always obey her.
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Details from the works of Albrecht Dürer
German engraver and woodcut artist Albrecht Dürer. Dürer is believed to have been bisexual or gay.
The first piece is a woodcut print entitled The Bath House completed in 1496. The other is an engraving from a series from The Passion.
You can see the collection of public domain works at https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/making-queer-history-library.
Rosa Bonheur was widely considered to be the most famous female painter of the 19th century. Her best-known work is her animal paintings, of which we’ve included three. We’ve also included three of her studies. She was known to work on studies even during trips and used many over the course of her career. For her most famous work, The Horse Fair, she did bi-weekly studies for a year and a half.
Bonheur was openly a lesbian and lived with her partner for over 40 years. She continued dating after her partner passed.
You can find these works and longer descriptions on each in our gallery!
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Perhaps the strangest feature in a woman’s character is the way she can fall in love with another woman & be true to that love. I have made a fool of myself that way & I can see other women do it—& there’s an inconsistency in that falling in love—it is weak & foolish but the steadfastness of the affection is strong.
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[Image Description: a black and white photo of Sophia Parnok next to text:
“From ultimate loneliness With a farewell plea, – not a prophecy I call to you, young people and friends: There is only one precept for a poet In the east and in the west, Up north and down south – Do not kow-tow to your times, But be the brow of your times, – Be a human being.”
– Sophia Parnok (translation by Diana Burgin)]
A frightening aspect of queerness was the mind-numbing loneliness growing up. Dozens of voices from outside found their way inside, and I could barely hear anything over the raging noise. But the more you learn to trust yourself, the more they quiet down. The more you stand up for yourself, the more joy you find.
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This month we’re featuring work by two queer Renaissance artists. In part I, we’re featuring the work of German engraver and woodcut artist Albrecht Dürer. Dürer is believed to have been bisexual or gay.
The first piece is a woodcut print entitled The Bath House completed in 1496. The others are engravings from a series from The Passion.
You can see the collection of public domain works at https://www.makingqueerhistory.com/making-queer-history-library.
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