Guglielmo Plüschow
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Guglielmo Plüschow was a German photographer who moved to Italy and became known for his nude photos of local youths, predominantly males. Plüschow was a cousin of Wilhelm von Gloeden, who, despite ta
Wilhelm von Plüschow as photographed by his cousin Wilhelm von Gloeden (c. 1890)
Male Nude Seated on Leopard Skin at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 1890s–1900s
Wilhelm von Pluschow – Vincenzo Galdi, Posillipo (Napoli), c. 1890
Boy Posed as John the Baptist
Vincenzo Galdi
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Vincenzo Galdi was an Italian model and photographer. Galdi is regarded as a pioneer in Italian erotic photography. He is known to be the first to break the taboo of depicting an erect penis.
Guglielmo Plüschow
…living as a wine merchant, he soon turned to male and female nude photography. Later he also worked in Naples. One of Plüschow's more famous models was Vincenzo Galdi (pictured left), who was probably one of Plüschow's lovers. Galdi later became a photographer in his own right, as well as an art gallery owner. In…
Rosa D'Amore, photographed by Vincenzo Galdi at the end of 19th century
Poster of the show "I Cammorristi nel Carcere della Vicaria", in which Galdi played the role of Aniello, performed in 1890 at the Theater Folly of Naples
Vincenzo Galdi (left) and Mario Rutelli (right) outside the sculptor's studio in Via Margutta, Rome, 1901