Devotion

George Barbier


There is very little information to be had on George Barbier as a person. Writers repeatedly mention his beautiful drawings and designs, but pass over the man himself with breathtaking consistency. (Perhaps when contrasted with his more exotic contemporaries, he seemed rather dull). … Barbier’s drawings are still so popular that they continue to thrive in reprint form, and also on such varied objects as dishes, notebooks, stationary, and perfume bottles. (via)

Devoted Man Worships Woman by George Barbier

Scheherazade

The title of this George Barbier illustration is Scheherazade though it seems unlikely that it is a depiction of the story teller. A man on his knees before a woman. Write your own story.

George Barbier Scheherazade

On the Shoulders of Men

Another lovely Georges Barbier image of implied male submission.

Goddess on the Shoulders of Submissive Men

Venus

Godess Venus Georges  Barbier

Aphrodite

Perhaps this is a variation of Aphrodite’s birth.

Aphrodite Goddess Venus

Amazonian Heroine

L’Amazone.

Heroine-de-Bataille-L-Amazone-Georges-Barbier

Worshipping Her with Music

Wooing? Worshipping? Oh something nice anyway.

Male Wooing Worshipping Woman with Music

Scheherazade Again

Scheherazade, the queen who became the storyteller of the Arabian Nights seems an unlikely image of female dominance. But that is a quality that I see in this Georges Barbier illustration.

Goddess Scheherazade

Adoring Salome

Men offering homage to that icon of feminine wickedness, Salome.

Salome by George Barbier

Water color by George Barbier who was inspired by the Russian ballerina Tamara Karsavina.

(1000th post.)

She Rides on the Backs of Men

How about an exciting career as a woman’s litter slave?

The Romance of Perfume Georges Barbier

Georges Barbier: The Romance of Perfume.

Blindfolded Man

What sort of game are the men playing with the blindfolded man?

L' Amour est Aveugle George Barbier

George Barbier: L’ Amour est Aveugle (Love is blind).