Vincenzo Galdi

Vincenzo Galdi started his career as a model for Von Pluschow, went on to a stint in the Italian theater scene, and then took up erotic photography himself.  Although he posed nude himself dozens of times in his youth, most of his own erotic photos are of the heterosexual sort.  He did, however, do enough male nude photography to get several series here on the blog, and we begin today's set with a young man draped in a fish net.

 

Portrait I

I really like this portrait of a young man in Roman costume.

 

Beach?

I don't know if this was taken on a beach or some other sandy area.

 

Reaching down

This attractive model seems to be reaching down for something.

 

Uncertain

The Galdo attribution for this one is a bit uncertain, but most source say it's by him.

I've seen more than one photo attributed to Galdi, Von Gloeden, and Von Pluschow.

 

Trio

Galdi is said to have photographed this trio in Rome in 1910.  I've been 

looking for a full length version of this for years without success.

 

Third of a shoot

I recently came across this photo which is the third of this model and setting 

from a single photo shoot.  If you tap or click the "Vincenzo Galdi" entry 

in the column at right, you can scroll back and see the other two.

 

Sand and Basket

Galdi posed this young fellow with a basket in the sand.

 

Portrait II

The model here has an intense look.

 

Repeat

Closing with a repeat from five years ago.

 

Galdi

Once a nude model for Von Pluschow, Vincenzo Galdi took up

 photography himself, and this is one of his better works, imho.

 

Galdi

My source says this is by Vincenzo Galdi.

 

Vincenzo Galdi Day

Vincenzo Galdi (1871-1961) was an art student turned model turned photographer who had Wilhelm von Pluschow as either his mentor, his lover, or both, depending on whom you want to believe.  The two von Pluschow photos above and below are dated at 1890 when he was 19, but the older photographer took more than a few while the young Galdi was under age.  The remainder in this series are by Galdi himself with one questionable at the end.  For an interesting take on this man's potboiler of a life, visit the wiki at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincenzo_Galdi

 

Antique Erotic

Our first Vincenzo Galdi photo is one I found on a great tumblr called Antique Erotic.  Alas, the owner had stopped publishing when tumblr banned nudity and never came back anywhere else to my knowledge.  This sylvan setting leaves me, for once. wishing for color in a 1900s photo.

 

Victoria and Albert

When I visited the Victoria and Albert Museum in London last year, this Galdi photo was on display.  I could not, however, get a decent shot of it on my phone's camera.  This is from the V&A website.

 

More than friends?

The knowing glance these two are exchanging ma,es me think they may have been portraying more than just friends.  Also, we get a somewhat rare 1900s era view of visible body hair at left.

 

Head shot

Both von Gloeden and von Pluschow did some stunning head shots of mature men, 

but this was the best I could find by Galdi.  Most of his were cherubic 

under age boys, but at least he only showed those from the neck up.

 

Harsh

The lighting here is on the harsh side, but is works somehow.

 

Tan Lines?

Despite a believable attribution to Mr. Galdi, 

the tan lines in this photo just throw me off.

Did young men wear shorts like that in 1905?

 

Handsome Model

I wish we had more photos of this handsome model.