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Develv — Alexander and Bagoas in the garden
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Published: 2015-05-21 13:10:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 17101; Favourites: 184; Downloads: 130
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Alexander the Great and Bagoas, his Persian male Lover.Alexander in historical sources was described as gynos (feminine and girly), he also wore Persian women's clothing, and dressed as goddess Artemis on holidays.
Curtius describes Bagoas as "...a eunuch exceptional in beauty and in the very flower of boyhood."
"There was no art of Alexander and Bagoas in classic style, and I want to bring that."
Art by my sister Dev.
P. S. They're all men!
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The loveliest drawing I saw today on dArt. BRILLIANT
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Так прекрасно и потрясающе, что поистине нет слов. Они оба великолепны, и сад тоже, всё так и дышит умиротворённостью и прелестью. Спасибо за красоту)
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