PICTURES THAT WERE NEVER PAINTED*
* Almost all of the artists to whom we attribute our images never painted gay subjects, although many were gay themselves. We show what they were not allowed to paint.
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Prussia Meets Gay Love - Two Admirals
At Eye Level – When Power Meets Desire
Two admirals in dark blue uniforms, adorned with red sashes and golden shoulder boards. Three golden stripes on the sleeve – highest rank. Medals on the chest – honors for bravery, obedience, duty fulfilled. And yet they do not look at each other as comrades. They look at each other as lovers.
Soon they will kiss. Two men with equal power, equal rank, identical uniforms. Equals. At eye level. In Prussia unthinkable – officers were servants of the state, not of their feelings. But this picture shows what could have been: love instead of obedience. Desire instead of discipline.
The symmetry of the uniforms becomes the symmetry of love. Two men reflecting each other – not in drill, but in tenderness. Make Love Not War, in the style of Prussian portrait painting.
Artistic Classification
The painting technique recalls Adolph Menzel, who painted Prussian officers with precise attention to detail. Every fold of the uniform, every medal, every gold braid – perfect. Yet his pictures glorified power and militarism. This mural takes Menzel’s style and turns it around: the uniforms remain, but love wins.
About Adolph Menzel (1815-1905) and Our Reinterpretation
Adolph Menzel was one of the most important German painters of the 19th century. His depictions of the Prussian military and court life are technically masterful – yet they glorify a culture of power, obedience, and violence that we reject. This mural takes Menzel’s brilliant painting technique and gives it a new, better meaning: love instead of war. Two admirals kissing – the image that Prussia never painted, but should have. The power of gay love is stronger than saber rattling.
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- Canvas stretched on a stretcher frame (2 cm deep)
- Available sizes: 50x70 cm, 70x100 cm
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About this artwork
Creative Concept: This motif is part of our series PICTURES THAT WERE NEVER PAINTED.
But we believe they should have been painted. They had to be painted. That's why the work combines classical inspirations with state-of-the-art technology to make visions visible that previously only existed in the imagination.
Technical Note (AI Transparency):
This work was conceived and generated using artificial intelligence (AI). Through an elaborate process of curation, prompt engineering, and subsequent digital optimization, every detail was ensured to meet my aesthetic expectations.
- Status: AI-generated & digitally refined
- Style: Inspired by classical masters, yet a completely independent new creation. There is no official connection to the mentioned artists, brands, or their legal successors.
- Quality: Manually upscaled and color-optimized for printing to guarantee maximum sharpness on canvas
Winfried Schwamborn
Die Idee hinter dem Bild
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