Femdom in contemporary Art 5

There isn't much Fm blogs missing one of the most famous artwork of Waldemar Kozak (the picture bellow). But this Russian digital artist has much more to offer...

Winter...

Emilio Longoni - Social Contrasts, 1893

Two Judiths from Caravaggio

It has been announced that painting discovered two years ago in Toulouse is (most probably) really the long lost Caravaggio's original second version of Judith beheading Holofernes.

Judith beheading Holofernes, 1st Version, 1598/99

The first version of the paining from 1598/99 remains to be one of the most violent and naturalistic rendering of the scene. It is also considered to be revolutionary not only for its dramatic realism, but more for psychological presence of the characters. Caravaggio followed 16th century theory of contrapposto (contrast of age, sex, and appearance) in the painting - his idealised Judith is young, beautiful and very Feminine, realistic Holofernes is middle aged and virile and Judith's maid, Abra, is elderly and wheather-beaten to caricature. Judith seems to be emotionless and fully focused on the act and somehow mysterious. Holofernes, still alive, in pain and surprised, screams in protest. Abra eagerly awaiting the head.

Judith beheading Holofernes, 2nd Version, 1604/05

Judith in second version is still calm, facing us and looking to our eyes, and both, Abra and Holofernes, are looking to Her, Holofernes in horror, but Abra with endless admiration. Whole composition seems to be more compact and coherent, although Judith herself lost Her angelic and guileless face, She is now more experienced Woman.

Luis Finson, around 1607

Fore more then 300 years this later version has been known only from copy of Flemish painter Luis Finson, who reportedly owned the painting in 1607. The painting was found at the attic of a private house in France in April 2014, but kept in secret until now. In only came to light a couple of days ago. The first version is currently on display in Rome, hopefully we will be able to see the second version soon also.

Masochistic Love - Die Liebe

Die Liebe from Swiss-German artist Albert von Keller (1844-1920) is only known thanks to its single reproduction in Die Kunst magazine (1907). The painting itself is considered to be lost, but i hope it is secretly treasured by some lucky masochist and one day we all will have the pleasure to see it in its original colours. Enjoy...

Femme Fatale (Domina)

Czech sculptor Ladislav Saloun (1870-1946) is best known for his large monuments (like Jan Hus memorial in Prague), but also his aquarelle named "Femme Fatale (Domina)" from 1921 is more then remarkable...

Cruel Diana

Czech painter Zdenek Burian (1905-1981) is probably best known for his paleontological reconstructions that brought back to life many dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals (including early human) long before Jurrasic Park movies. He is also author of unequalled illustrations for whole set of adventure novels (May, Verne, Kipling, Burroughs, London, Stevenson, Dumas, Cooper and many, many others). And in 1963 he created his (to my knowledge) only truly Femdom paining - The Cruel Diana... enjoy...

Max Liebermann's Delilahs

Magnificent and powerful Women were pictured quite rarely in French impressionism. But like in renaissance, northern impressionists were more opened to the topic. Max Liebermann, the leading figure of German impressionism left us with no less then two paintings of beautiful and deceitful Delilah, the mighty conqueror of invincible Samson, supernaturally strong man but completely helpless before the Woman's charms.

Study for 1901's Delilah

Delilah, 1901/1902

Early sketch for 1910's Delilah

Study for 1910's Delilah

Delilah, 1909/1910

Tintoretto as Femdom artist

Judith, 1570

Italian Renaissance may lacking some directness of northern painters in Femdom subjects, but there are still a lot of paintings showing strong, proud and independent Women. Tintoretto (1518-1994), who joined Michelangelo's design and Titian's colour in his paintings, left us with many inspiring scenes...

Danae, 1570 

Judith, 1575

Besides resolute and fearless Judith, Tintoretto's Susanna is also not just innocent victim of two lustful elders, but rather self-confident Dominatrix surrounded by servants and testing two of Her crawling slaves with Her untouchable beauty...

Susanne, 1555

Susanne, 1565

Cézanne as Femdom artist

A Modern Olympia

Impressionists were maybe provocative at their times, but carefully stayed out of controversy and shocking. In accordance with social situation (fall of the Second Empire, Commune...), new artistic ideals and economic interests, sexuality stayed out of their works... with a couple of exceptions indeed. Between 1872 and 1875 Paul Cézanne made a couple of exceptional paintings with quite strong Femdom savor.

The Eternal Feminine

In 1869 thirty years old Cézanne met his future wife, 11 years younger model Marie-Hortense Fiquet.   Having a child together in 1972, they got married in 1886, but lived separately. Marie-Hortense has been described as 'high maintenance' Woman and although Cézanne often spoke ill of Her ('my Wife only cares for Switzerland and lemonade'), he kept making Her portraits - 29 of them survived. There are no other details of their relationship available, so maybe...

The Temptation of St. Anthony

And one painting especially for crowlie...

Afternoon in Naples

Femdom in contemporary Art 4

Naples artist Nunzio Capace (*1954) is now dedicated more to sculptures and ceramics, but some of his older graphics are quite inspiring...

Botticelli in Femdom realm, Part 2

Openly Femdom painting like Camilla and the Centaur (Part 1 of Botticelli's Femdom paintings), which was commisioned by Lorenzo il Magnifico for bedchamber of Semiramide Appiani (together with famous Primavera), who, after 3 years of begging, in 1482 finally agreed to marry Lorenzo's younger cousin, are quite unique. Unfortunately, we do not know if and how was decorated Her husband's bedchamber. But Botticelli left us with another Femdom illustrated story from his Medici years - a story of La bella Simonetta and Giuliano de Medici.

Giuliano (1453-1478) was brother of Lorenzo il Magnifico and co-ruler of Florence. he played role of the patron of the art in the family, and was interested more in horsemanship and hunting then the Women. But just until he met beautiful noblewomen Simonetta Vespucci (1453-1476). Immediately he fell deeply in love and She became his Lady and Mistress. he started serving Her in accordance with the ideals of courtly love. She married Marco Vespucci, another man from the circle of the Medici. Giuliano organized Her wedding at the main square in Florence and also held the Wedding reception in his villa.

He made sure that Medici court poets and painters immortalised Simonetta in Her own lifetime as the most beautiful Woman in Florence. In 1475 Giuliano named Simonetta to be his 'Lady of the joust' at great jousting tournament and fought under a banner with portrait of Simonetta as Pallas Athene and inscription 'The Apparelled One' (painted by Botticelli). He indeed won the tournament for his Mistress and Simonetta became a 'Queen of Beauty'.

Beautiful Simonetta died of consumption in 1476. The entire Florence was reported to mourn Her death and thousands followed Her coffin to its burial. Giuliano is assassinated two years later.

Four portraits of Giuliano de Medici

There are four surviving Botticelli's portraits of Simonetta, who is considered today to be the most beautiful Woman of Renaissance, and no more then four portraits of Giuliano. Interestingly, Giuliano is pictured in usual, rather simple and schematic way, with eyes humbly bowed every time, whereas Simonetta portraits are teeming with details and really celebrating Her divine beauty and eroticism.

Madonna on a Lion

Gothic art does have many mysterious motifs, motifs we do not understand any more. One of them them is Virgin Mary sitting or staying on a lion. These remarkable wood sculptures appeared in the second quarter of the 14th century in central Europe. The origin of the motif is unexplained, but can be connected with the Prague court of emperor Charles IV (let's leave his four beautiful and important Wives out of the picture for now).

Madonna always represents ultimate grace and purest Womanhood, highest possible Queenship and most dedicated Motherhood. Lion is a symbol of might, male strength and power and pride and... vanity. The victorious pose is self-explanatory. Maybe not so mysterious for us?

Sadistic Judith

Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen, c.1525