Epochal Eroticism of the Court Painter Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger
Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger (1805-1880) was a prominent artist from Vienna, Austria. Coming from a lineage of sculptors, he was initially going to follow the family tradition but his talent for the two-dimensional arts eventually caused him to become a prolific painter and lithographer.
Fig.1. ‘Johann Nepomuk Geiger‘ (1849) Lithograph by Franz Eybl (commons.wikimedia.org)
Erotic Drawings
Although Geiger produced numerous illustrations of historical works and poetry, such as for Goethe, Friedrich von Schiller, William Shakespeare, and Anton Ziegler’s ‘Vaterländischen Immortellen (Immortals of the Native Land)’, as well as oil paintings for the Austrian royal family, he is mainly remembered for his erotic drawings as they were not expected from a court painter.
Fig.2. ‘The Battle of Ankara. Bayezid I in an iron cage, while his captive wife is treated as a slave.‘ (1860) (Nl.Wikipedia.org)
Historical Precision
Geiger ‘s most creative period came when he returned from a trip to the East that he undertook together with Maximilian I of Mexico in 1850. In that period he also illustrated oriental life and designed a set of banknotes. In 1853 he became a professor at the Vienna Art Academy. The historical precision and passionately rendered details earned him the reputable title “Austrian Menzel”. Works by Geiger are part of the Austrian National Gallery, the Berlin National Gallery and other public collections.
Terrific Examples
The following erotic water colors (in which he often mocks the Catholic Church) are terrific examples of Geiger’s ingenuity and his knowledge of human behavior. They were produced around 1840…
Fig.3. ‘Nude couple making love leaning against a wall‘
Fig.4. ‘Elderly male and a younger prostitute‘
Fig.5. ‘Female satisfying herself with a wooden dildo‘
Fig.6. ‘From the rear‘
Fig.7. ‘Monk and corpulent female lover‘
Fig.8. ‘Ecstatic male with female lover on top of him‘
Fig.9. ‘Housemaid making love with a secret lover on a sofa‘
Fig.10. ‘A monk making love from the rear to a praying woman during her penance. …A whip is next to them.‘
Fig.11. ‘An ecstatic couple preparing for intercourse‘
Fig.12. ‘A female lover helps her husband a hand ‘
Fig.13. ‘A female lover brings her husband to orgasm using her hand‘
Fig.14. ‘A bearded man explores his lover’s buttocks‘
Fig.15. ‘Nipple sucking‘
Fig.16. ‘A couple who make love standing up‘
Fig.17. ‘A wild passionate encounter‘
Fig.18. ‘A hunter with a young mistress‘
Fig.19. ‘Ejaculating Catholic monk‘
Fig.20. ‘Vagina pump‘
Fig.21. ‘Sex on a pillow‘
Fig.22. ‘Pose 69‘
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