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Erotic Kama statues at the Khajuraho Temple, India

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Erotica is art, literature or photography that deals substantively with subject matter that is erotic, sexually stimulating or sexually arousing. Some critics regard pornography as a type of erotica, but many consider it to be different. Erotic art may use any artistic form to depict erotic content, including painting, sculpture, drama, film or music. Erotic literature and erotic photography have become genres in their own right. Erotica also exists in a number of subgenres including gay, lesbian, women's, monster, tentacle erotica and bondage erotica.

Curiosa are curiosities or rarities, especially unusual or erotic books. In the antiquarian book trade, pornographic works are often listed under "curiosa", "erotica" or "facetiae". (Full article...)

Pornography (colloquially called porn or porno) is sexually suggestive material, such as a picture, video, text, or audio, intended for sexual arousal. Made for consumption by adults, pornographic depictions have evolved from cave paintings, some forty millennia ago, to modern-day virtual reality presentations. A general distinction of adults-only sexual content is made, classifying it as pornography or erotica.

The oldest artifacts considered pornographic were discovered in Germany in 2008 and are dated to be at least 35,000 years old. Human enchantment with sexual imagery representations has been a constant throughout history. However, the reception of such imagery varied according to the historical, cultural, and national contexts. The Indian Sanskrit text Kama Sutra (3rd century CE) contained prose, poetry, and illustrations regarding sexual behavior, and the book was celebrated; while the British English text Fanny Hill (1748), considered "the first original English prose pornography," has been one of the most prosecuted and banned books. In the late 19th century, a film by Thomas Edison that depicted a kiss was denounced as obscene in the United States, whereas Eugène Pirou's 1896 film Bedtime for the Bride was received very favorably in France. Starting from the mid-twentieth century on, societal attitudes towards sexuality became lenient in the Western world where legal definitions of obscenity were made limited. In 1969, Blue Movie by Andy Warhol became the first film to depict unsimulated sex that received a wide theatrical release in the United States. This was followed by the "Golden Age of Porn" (1969–1984). The introduction of home video and the World Wide Web in the late 20th century led to global growth in the pornography business. Beginning in the 21st century, greater access to the Internet and affordable smartphones made pornography more mainstream. (Full article...)

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Last Tango in Paris (Italian: Ultimo tango a Parigi; French: Le Dernier Tango à Paris) is a 1972 erotic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci. The film stars Marlon Brando, Maria Schneider and Jean-Pierre Léaud, and portrays a recently widowed American who begins an anonymous sexual relationship with a young Parisian woman.

The film premiered at the New York Film Festival on 14 October 1972 and grossed $36 million in its U.S. theatrical release, making it the seventh highest-grossing film of 1973. The film's raw portrayal of rape and emotional turmoil led to international controversy and drew various levels of government censorship in different jurisdictions. Upon release in the United States, the MPAA gave the film an X rating. United Artists Classics released an R-rated cut in 1981. In 1997, the original cut of the film was reclassified as NC-17. (Full article...)

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Emmanuelle (Emmanuelle: The Joys of a Woman) is an erotic novel by Emmanuelle Arsan originally written in French and published in France in 1967. It was translated into and published in English in 1971 by Mayflower Books. It is a series of explicit erotic fantasies of the author in which she has sex with several—often anonymous—men and women, as well as her husband. It is written in the first person and the reader sees events entirely through the eyes of the sexually adventurous heroine. The book sold widely and later went on to be adapted into a film. The book had two print sequels, and the film launched an extended series. (Full article...)

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Slideshow of selected contemporary images

Image 1Michele_Merkin - Glamour photography
Image 2Karen McDougal
Image 3"Shiro Post", box for disposing of violent or sexual literature, Japan
Image 4Xaviera Hollander, author and former Sex worker
Image 5Hugh Hefner with Karissa Shannon, Dasha Astafieva, and Kristina Shannon
Image 6Silvia Saint, wearing a Bomis tee-shirt (a site previously run by Jimmy Wales, the founder of Wikipedia).
Image 7Example of Erotic photography
Image 8Sculpture by Kanayi Kunhiraman
Image 9Gail Dines American Feminist, Anti-pornography activist, author, professor, and lecturer
Image 10Pornographic actor and director Miles Long (submitted by self)
Image 11Annie Sprinkle as a Sacred prostitute
Image 12Stormy Daniels attending the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo at the Sands Convention Center, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 8, 2010.
Image 13Pornographic DVDs, Japan, "Kawaii" section
Image 14Cindy Margolis
Image 15Bruna Ferraz
Image 16Louise Glover
Image 17Scene from Second Life computer game
Image 18The COLT Studio Group, San Francisco
Image 19Sean Michaels - pornographic actor.
Image 20Avedon Carol, United States Feminist; anti-Censorship and Civil liberties campaigner; and a researcher in the field of Sex crime, residing in England
Image 21Lisa Ann
Image 22Playmate of the Year Claire Sinclair
Image 23Jenna Jameson
Image 24Pornographic film set. Pictured from left to right: Cali Chase, Mikey Butders, and a photographer identified as "Nicole."
Image 25PhotographerSuze Randall
Image 26Sylvia Kristel one of the protagonists of French Softcore porn Emmanuelle.
Image 27John Stagliano
Image 28Carol Queen
Image 29Jade-Blue Eclipse

Image 29Jade-Blue Eclipse
Image 30Lupe Fuentes
Image 31Dana DeArmond
Image 32Lord Longford, British politician and Anti-pornography campaigner
Image 33Swedish/Tanzanian Playmate of the Year Ida Ljungqvist
Image 34British pornographic actor, director and producer Keiran Lee attending the XBIZ Award ceremony in 2016.
Image 35Carmen Luvana, Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 36Valentina Nappi at the AVN Awards Show, Las Vegas, Nevada on 21 January 2017
Image 37Audrey Hollander - American porn star
Image 38Joey Silvera, Peter North, andJohn Leslie at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 39A Fluffer hands gay porn performers Jake Starr (seated) and Erik Grant (lying) items needed for a scene in the 2008 Lucas Entertainment production Pounding the Pavement.
Image 40Tila Tequila
Image 41Performers at Eros PyramideStrip club, 2009
Image 42Pierre Woodman filming in Australia
Image 43Michael Lucas, Nonie, Rafael Alencar, David Shankbone, and Ernesta Alamirano in Fire Island Pines
Image 44Francois Sagat, Folsom Street Fair
Image 45Typical pixelated Japanese-style hentai image (uncensored version
Image 46Erotic actress and public health advocate Sharon Mitchell.
Image 47Dean Flynn and Chi Chi LaRue
Image 48Hentai style of art, originally from Japan
Image 49Transsexual pornographic actress Erica Andrews
Image 50Yaoi (/ˈjaʊi/; Japanese: やおい, Japanese: [ja.o.i]), primarily known as boys' love (BL) (ボーイズラブ bōizu rabu) in Japan, is a Japanese genre of fictional media focusing on romantic or sexual relationships between male characters, typically marketed for a female audience and usually created by female authors.
Image 51James Deen
Image 52Sasha Grey attending the AVN Awards Show at the Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada on January 9, 2010
Image 53Raylene
Image 54American pornographic actor Ron Jeremy. One of top Porn Stars of All Time.
Image 55Randy Spears
Image 56SuicideGirls model "Tiffini"
Image 57Asa Akira
Image 58Hentai Manga, Japan
Image 59Playmate of the Year Sara Jean Underwood
Image 60Rocco Siffredi
Image 61Playboy Playmate Alison Waite
Image 62Evil Angel performers
Image 63Penthouse Pet Dani Daniels, wearing Penthouse key necklace
Image 64Nude photography is the creation of any photograph which contains an image of a nude or semi-nude person, or an image suggestive of nudity. Nude photography is undertaken for a variety of purposes, including educational uses, commercial applications and artistic creations. The exhibition or publication of nude photographs may be controversial, more so in some cultures or countries than in others, and especially if the subject is a minor.
Image 65Daisy Marie posing with a fan at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2008
Image 66Playmate of the Year and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals spokesperson Pamela Anderson, signing DVDs at the USS Halsey
Image 67Pornographic actress and cosplayer Tanya Tate as She-Ra
Image 68Figure 12 in Zillmann, Dolf: "Effects of Prolonged Consumption of Pornography", included in the Report of the Surgeon General's Workshop on Pornography and Public Health, United States Public Health Service, Office of the Surgeon General, August 4, 1986
Image 69Sinnamon Love
Image 70Katsuni - French pornographic actress.
Image 71Bondage pornography, showing classic "wrist to ankle" rope hogtie. Other bondage methods depicted are breast bondage, elbow bondage, head to ankle tie, knees tied, and a crotch rope. Model is also wearing a muzzle gag.
Image 72Shy Love at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2012
Image 73Playmate of the_Year Corinna Harney
Image 74Jessie Andrews
Image 75Rebeca Linares at AVN Adult Entertainment Expo 2009
Image 76Karenjit Kaur Vohra known by her stage nameSunny Leone, is a Canadian-born Indian-American actress and model, currently active in Indian film industry. She is a former pornstar. In 2016 she was chosen as one of 100 Women (BBC).
Image 77Joanna Jet - transsexual pornographic actress and director
Image 78Savanna Samson

Slideshow of selected historical images

Image 1Tinted photograph credited to Julian Mandel, circa 1920

Image 1Tinted photograph credited to Julian Mandel, circa 1920
Image 2Shunga illustration, Japan
Image 3The Garden of Aphrodite, Franz von Bayros
Image 4Early daguerrotype, Auguste Belloc, circa 1850-1855
Image 5French postcard, 1880s
Image 6Jupiter and Olympias
Image 7Marayat Andriane (1967)
Image 8Peep show at carnival
Image 9Joseph and Potiphar's wife, Rembrandt
Image 10Artwork by Johann Heinrich Füssli
Image 1119th century photograph
Image 12Prehistoric art
Image 13Artwork by Franz von Bayros
Image 14Vixen! 1968 movie poster
Image 15Cunnilingus portrayed at Pompeii - Source: John R. Clarke: Ars Erotica. Darmstadt: Primus 2009
Image 16Artwork by Egon Schiele
Image 17Illustration from Le livre de la Marquise by Konstantin Somov
Image 18Shunga, Japan (ca 1750)
Image 19Iconic pinup of Betty Grable, during World War II
Image 20Female Bathers No. 4, 1886
Image 21Deadly Weapons 1974 sexploitation movie poster featuring Chesty Morgan
Image 22The Fisherman and the Syren, Frederic Leighton, circa 1856-1858
Image 23Gabrielle d'Estrées et une de ses sœurs, ca 1594
Image 24Miniature from 15th century Persian book
Image 25Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 26Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 27Two 16 year old mulatto from Cairo, from anthropometry text, 1904
Image 28Ex libris by Franz von Bayros
Image 29Phryne before the Areopagus, Jean-Léon Gérôme. (1861) Phryne, a famous hetaera (courtesan) of Ancient Greece, being disrobed before the Areopagus. Phryne was on trial for profaning the Eleusinian Mysteries, and is said to have been disrobed by Hypereides, who was defending her, when it appeared the verdict would be unfavourable. The sight of her nude body apparently so moved the judges that they acquitted her. Some authorities claim that this story is a later invention.
Image 30Erotic art from China
Image 31OZ Magazine number 28
Image 32étude pour Le Manteau légendaire (English: Study For Le Manteau Legendaire), Léon Comerre
Image 33Shunga illustration, Japan
Image 34Promises! Promises! poster, featuring Jayne Mansfield
Image 35Photograph by Wilhelm von Gloeden
Image 36Silenus and maenad. Tondo of an Attic red-figure kylix, ca. 480 BC. From Vulci, ancient Greece
Image 37Drawing of a Roman fresco by César Famin
Image 38Courtesan and putative spy Mata Hari
Image 39Artwork by Eusebi Planas i Franquesa
Image 40Striporama 1953 movie poster featuring Lili St. Cyr
Image 41Warren Cup detail
Image 42Classical Greek Bas Relief showing "Cowgirl" position
Image 43Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, India, taken by User:Ggia
Image 44Nude Study of a Black Female daguerrotype, France, circa 1850s
Image 45Ziegfeld girl Dorothy Flood, by Alfred Cheney Johnston (1920s)
Image 46French postcard
Image 47Photograph from Scamp, men's magazine, 1962
Image 48Sleep, by Gustave Courbet, 1866
Image 49Roman oil lamp portraying intercourse
Image 50Illustration from La Grande Danse macabre des vifs, Martin van Maële (1905)
Image 51Photograph by Wilhelm von Plüschow
Image 52Drawing by Anton Peschka, 1925
Image 53Storyville, New Orleans, portrait by E. J. Bellocq, circa 1912
Image 54artwork by Gerda Wegener
Image 55Traditional pederastic courtship scene on an Athenian black-figure amphora from the 5th century B.C.
Image 56Erotic scene. Rim of an Attic red-figure kylix, c. 510 BC., ancient Greece
Image 57Katsushika Hokusai, "The Adonis Plant (Fukujusô)" Woodblock, ca. 1815, Japan Shunga
Image 58Pool in a Harem, Jean-Léon Gérôme, ca. 1876. Example of Orientalist eroticism
Image 59Sketch by Gustav Klimt
Image 60Indian Princess, by Richard Borrmeister [de] (1888?)
Image 61Artwork by William Adolphe Bouguereau
Image 62Leopold von Sacher Masoch
Image 63Erotic engraving supposedly after Agostino Carracci (1557–1602)
Image 64Illustration of a toilet
Image 65Early daguerrotype, Bruno Braquehais, circa 1850s
Image 66Hokusai, Untitled (Plate No. 4) From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 67French postcard, model: Alice Prin

Image 67French postcard, model: Alice Prin
Image 68Two nudes standing. ca.1850. Daguerreotype. 14.6 × 14.11 cm (5.7 × 5.6 in). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Image 69Photograph by Wilhelm von Gloeden
Image 70Hans Sebald Beham: Die Nacht, engraving, 1548
Image 71The great epidemic of pornography. 19th-century French illustration
Image 72Photograph credited to Julian Mandel, circa 1920

Image 72Photograph credited to Julian Mandel, circa 1920
Image 73Silver gelatin print by Charles Gilhousen (1915)
Image 74Photograph by Charles Gilhousen
Image 75Sainte-Thérèse, Félicien Rops
Image 76Vertumnus and Pomona by François Boucher (1740)
Image 77“Cleo”, Kenneth Mclnnis (1915)
Image 78Virginia Biddle, 1927, by Alfred Cheney Johnston
Image 79Hokusai, Untamed Lion, From the series Picture Book Patterns of Couples (Ehon tsui no hinagata), c. 1812
Image 80French postcard
Image 8115-year old girl from Vienna. Photo from the book Der Körper des Kindes und seine Pflege by Carl Heinrich Stratz (1909)
Image 82Gustav Klimt, Fishblood, 1898.
Image 83Les Sataniques. Le Sacrifice, Félicien Rops
Image 84Teaserama 1955 movie poster, featuring Tempest Storm and Betty Page
Image 85A Mercury Priapus figure from Pompeii, ancient Rome
Image 86Cunnilingus, Orientalist art referencing the Ottoman era
Image 87Erotic detail from the Vishwanath temple at the Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Image 88Artwork for Lysistrata by Aubrey Beardsley
Image 89Artwork by Martin van Maële
Image 90Modern Pygmalion, Thomas Rowlandson
Image 91Shunga, Japan
Image 92Lasse Braun and Brigitte Maier, 1976
Image 93Erotic art, 18th century India
Image 94Illustration from Juliette by the Marquis de Sade.
Image 95Artwork by Gerda Wegener
Image 96Mary Magdalene in the Cave by Jules Joseph Lefebvre
Image 97Nights of Horror, panel by Joe Shuster (public domain)
Image 98Artwork by Peter Fendi
Image 99Kama Sutra Position.
Image 100Kama Sutra illustration (19th century?)
Image 101Sculpture, Egypt, ca 300 BCE
Image 102Artwork by Antonio Vargas
Image 103Artwork by Achille Devéria, 1840
Image 104'"Halbtakt" by Otto Mueller, ca. 1925
Image 105Photograph by Wilhelm von Gloeden
Image 106Nymphs and Satyr, by William Adolphe Bouguereau
Image 107Oz magazine issue 31
Image 108Illustration from Balkangreuel by Gottfried Sieben
Image 109Unidentified nude, 1920s
Image 110Goodbye, Thomas Rowlandson
Image 111Nineteenth century nude photograph.
Image 112Satirical cartoon by James Gillray
Image 113Egon Schiele - Kneeling Girl, Resting on Both Elbows
Image 114Bettie Page magazine layout
Image 115Two Lovers, by Reza Abbasi.
Image 116Marilyn Monroe
Image 117Hadrian engaging in anal sex with Antinous in Egypt, portrayed by Édouard-Henri Avril.
Image 118Johann Nepomuk Geiger, watercolor, 1840
Image 119Erotic art, India, 18th century
Image 120Vintage nude erotic picture (c. 1855) from the Uwe Scheid Collection
Image 121Erotic art from China, for The Carnal Prayer Mat
Image 122Photograph by Wilhelm von Plüschow
Image 123A rape scene by Utagawa Kuniyoshi (ca.1797-1861).
Image 124L'Origine du monde (The Origin of the World), 1866 painting by Gustave Courbet, at museum. Better image at Image:Origin-of-the-World.jpg
Image 125Folke Sundquist (l) and Ulla Jacobsson (r) in Hon dansade en sommar (1951)
Image 126Photograph by Félix-Jacques Moulin, between 1851 and 1855
Image 127Photograph by Alfred Cheney Johnston
Image 128Danaë and the Shower of Gold, Zeus impregnating her as a shower of gold, Léon Comerre, circa 1908
Image 129Drawing by Roger de La Fresnaye
Image 130The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife, an erotic woodcut made circa 1820 by Hokusai.
Image 131Illustration from Le livre de la Marquise by Konstantin Somov
Image 132Page from the Bizarre Museum comic
Image 133Artwork by Heinrich Lossow
Image 134Illustration for Théophile Gautier's poem Musée Secret
Image 135Artwork by Otto Schoff
Image 1361860s early photograph
Image 137The Venus of Willendorf prehistoric sculpture

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