Sexy Secrets of the Metropolitan Museum

Professor Andrew Lear is a world-renowned expert on sexuality in art and the author of the best-known book on sexuality in Greek vase-painting.  He is the founder of Oscar Wilde Tours, the gay history tour company, and Shady Ladies Tours, the woman's history tour company.

Andrew Lear

Artists love to titillate and scandalize. On this fun and informative 2 hour tour, see the scandalous, sexy secrets of the Met's great art.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Through history there have been many artists who loved to titillate and scandalize the viewer—without getting caught, if possible. But sometimes they have messed up and created a scandal. This is a tour about the sexy secrets hidden in the museum&#x27;s great art—both when the artists got away with it, and whan they failed.<ul><li>On our 2 hour walk through the Metropolitan, we will learn about:</li><li>the bad boys of ancient Greek art</li><li>and the slow strip-tease that led to female nudity</li><li>the way religious themes were used to excuse sexy images</li><li>a poisoning scandal in Louis XIV&#x27;s Paris</li><li>Madame X&#x27;s famous shoulder strap</li><li>And much much more</li>Shady Ladies&#x27; tours are all designed to reveal the sexy secrets of history and art. This one goes right at it. It will open your eyes to a different vision of art—not the one they taught you in school!</ul>

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