Dear Everyone,
The following is a meditation on Museum Sex that was penned by Professor Gabriel O. Emerson, Associate Professor of Italian Studies, University of Toronto. It first appeared here on the Manic Readers website, at the invitation of Miss Ivy:
“I find museums enlightening, provocative … and sexy.
As a Dante specialist, I find myself invited to give lectures around the world. Over the course of my travels, I’ve had the good fortune of visiting many famous museums.
The best museums are quiet and spacious. They allow guests to appreciate the art and artifacts in silence. They’re tastefully decorated so as not to detract from the objects on display. They provide places for visitors to sit down or to stand and contemplate the exhibits.
My favourite museum, without question, is the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
Cosimo de Medici commissioned the Uffizi in the 16th century. Giorgio Vasari, a famous painter and sculptor, designed the gallery. My favourite room in the museum is the Sandro Botticelli room, which contains several of his masterpieces.
One of my favourite paintings by Botticelli is “The Birth of Venus.”
Venus is a voluptuous but modest figure, with a serene countenance and long, flowing hair. I could gaze at her for hours. This brings me to another reason why I like museums – they are incredibly erotic.
Beauty, in particular, the beauty of the female form, has been celebrated throughout history through art. Sometimes the beauty one sees in a museum is so tantalizing, so seductive, it begs for release.
Never is this release more potent and necessary than when one is enjoying a museum with one’s lover. Art, like sex, is supposed to be a shared experience. One is supposed to stand in front of a painting and feel what the artist is trying to communicate. The presence of another, who one knows intimately, only heightens the excitement.
Which leads me to speak, quite naturally, about another favourite topic of mine, museum sex.
Imagine finding a quiet and slightly darkened corner of a gallery, pushing your lover up against a wall to steal a kiss, your bodies aligning perfectly. The low hum of the distant crowd echoes in your ears along with her whimpers and whispered pleas.
Almost breathless, you touch her, allowing your fingers to stroke the hidden nakedness of her skin. Unable to contain your ardour, you pay homage to her mouth and neck, causing her to repeat your name over and over. You push aside clothing, only to feel the blissful connection of flesh against soft, soft flesh.
Searing kisses. Speeding hearts. The rush of blood through the veins. The musky sweet scent of sweat and sex. And always there is the pleasurable excitement of the forbidden, the possibility of being caught …
In a temple that worships the gods and goddesses of beauty, why shouldn’t we indulge our carnal instincts? The sensuous coupling of two desires made one.
Yes, in the sequel to “Gabriel’s Inferno,” there is mention of museum sex. But you’ll have to read the story to see what happens ….”
And now for something completely different –
Happy Thanksgiving to those celebrating and thank you for your support.
All the best,
SR
I am honoured to have had all three of my novels appear on the New York Times and USA Today Bestseller lists. I was a Semifinalist for Best Author in the 2011 and 2012 Goodreads Choice Awards. {.jpg){kind=link}
Vos paroles sont belles, passionnée et exaltante. En attendant la suite avec impatience irréel. Merci, Sylvain.
The Professor left me speechless. *swoons*
O. Mention of Museum Sex in the sequel?!? O my… THUD! That’s twice in one day SR! The anticipation just increased to an even higher level if that’s even possible. Xo
That was incredibly erotic, SR! *wipes sweat from brow* Good thing I’m reading this away from the family! I CAN’T WAIT UNTIL THE SEQUEL IS OUT!!!!!!!!
“Imagine finding a quiet and slightly darkened corner of a gallery, pushing your lover up against a wall to steal a kiss, your bodies aligning perfectly. The low hum of the distant crowd echoes in your ears along with her whimpers and whispered pleas…”
Please keep going, Professor Emerson.
*looks both ways*
*blushes*
*pleads in a whisper of my own*
Please.
😉
The museum sex scene is one of my favorites in the story, SR. I can’t wait to read it again in the sequel. The Professor always leaves us breathless.
Wow!!!! …looking forward to the sequel!!! 🙂
The museum sex scene for me is the most erotic scene in the whole story – besides the verbal sparing between the Prof and Julia during his lecture. Mmmmm….museum sex…I wish!!!
Professor, you write about the coupling of two passions – for art and for love – with such perfection. You’re very inspiring!
Thank you. 🙂
Brovo!! Professor.
Yep, was gonna quote the same line as GT. No surprise there >;-)
Yes Please! No whispers here. Pretty Please? MORE!
SR, 2012 and the sequel can’t come soon enough. I look forward to it!
Iris~Elli
I had not read this before, and thank you for posting it again. It’s quite beautiful, exotic and alluring. And, it conjurs up delicious imagaes for our imagination. How do you you come up with these beautiful thoughts without sounding tawdry? This is what seperates you from erotic literature, and makes your stories so compelling. Thank you.
It’s the middle of winter and I need to open the windows. *swoon*
I loved this write up of museum sex by the Professor! I enjoyed it very much, and although I have never been to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, maybe someday I can see it for myself, thank you Professor Emerson!