Erotic art has been created around the world throughout history. Intended to inspire sexual arousal, erotic art usually depicts nudity and sex acts It takes many forms, including drawings, paintings, lithographs, photographs, films, sculptures, and more. Erotic art validates that our sexual thoughts and activities are a natural part of our human experience.
Browse through the erotic art below to see if any of these images inspire your own fantasies.
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All of these images are in the public domain and can found on Wikipedia.
Venus of Dolní Věstonice
29,000 to 25,000 BC
Pompeii in Italy, Before 79 A.D.
Sheela na Gig at Kilpeck, England, 12th century
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Spring Palace Illustration (春宮圖).
China, Qing dynasty. 1636–1912.
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Shunga erotic art. Japan. 1815–1823
Love While Breastfeeding
Japanese Shunga 17th century
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A friar having sex with two nuns
Europe, 19th century
Édouard-Henri Avril (aka Paul Avril)
anal intercourse, France, 1892
Gerda Wegener, Denmark, 1925
Greece, late 5th-early 4th century BC
Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India 930-950
Anal sex between two males. Safavid painting. Kinsey Institute Gallery, 1660.
Jupiter and Juno. Caracci. Italy, 1798.
Hokusai, The Dream of the Fisherman’s Wife,
Japan, c. 1820
Gustave Courbet, Origin of the World, 1866
Achille Devéria, France, 1800’s
Lewis Bald, France,1913
Gerda Wegener, Denmark, 1925
