Elisàr August Emanuel von Kupffer (1872–1942), the Baltic-German painter-poet who signed as Elisarion, wove BDSM motifs into a utopian philosophy he called Clarism—a celebration of male beauty, spiritual transcendence, and sacred dominance. His androgynous ephebes, bound in silken cords or … Continue reading Elisàr August Emanuel von Kupffer
Amateur drawing from the pre-war collection of the Viennese Institute for Sexual Research. The collection of this institute (and the older institute in Berlin founded by Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld) was destroyed during WWII German textDienst auf dem WC: Während die … Continue reading Amateur Fantasy Drawing
The story Venus in Furs (originally Venus im Pelz) is a tale that quickens the heart of many FemDom enthusiasts. The book was written by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch and is his most famous work. The story is part of a … Continue reading Venus in Fur
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Back in the jazzy, rebellious 1920s Vienna, where the “new woman” was shaking things up with bold style and bolder attitudes, Olga Solarics (1896–1969) and her husband Adorján von Wlassics (1893–1946) kicked off something special with Studio Manassé. Launched in … Continue reading Manassé Studio
