Hermaphrodite Collection

Marble statue of Hermaphrodite asleep, from Rome, Baths of Diocletian
Roman civilization, 2nd century A.D. Marble statue of Hermaphrodite asleep. From Rome, Baths of Diocletian

C. elegans worms, light micrograph
C. elegans worms. Confocal laser scanning micrograph of Caenorhabditis elegans worms. Neurons (nerve cells) are green and the digestive tract is red. C

C. elegans worms, light micrograph
C. elegans worms. Differential interference contrast micrograph of an adult Caenorhabditis elegans worm (centre) surrounded by C. elegans larvae hatching from eggs

The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo
PWI105675 The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) (marble) by Roman

Liver flukes, macro photograph
Liver flukes. Macro photograph of adult liver flukes (Fasciola hepatica), showing the gut (diverticulum) engorged with blood

Liver fluke egg, macro photograph
Liver fluke egg. Macro photograph of a liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) egg, showing the embryo inside. Adult liver flukes are parasitic tremotode flatworms that live in the bile duct of various

Great Striped Slug - mating in midair on a mucous rope. Hermaphrodite introduced from Europe, Southeast Australia
AUS-1778 Great Striped Slug - mating in midair on a mucous rope. introduced from Europe, Southeast Australia. Limax maximus Hermaphrodite Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that

The Greek god Hermaphroditos, sleeping, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy
7278231 The Greek god Hermaphroditos, sleeping, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Greek god Hermaphroditos, sleeping, marble statue from ancient Rome, Italy)

Sleeping hermaphrodite, 2nd century AD (marble)
6384344 Sleeping hermaphrodite, 2nd century AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Sleeping hermaphrodite, second century AD)

Sleeping hermaphrodite, 2nd century AD (marble)
6384343 Sleeping hermaphrodite, 2nd century AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Sleeping hermaphrodite, second century AD)

A beared man with breasts
5308151 A beared man with breasts.; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a beaded man with female breasts, a member of a tribe at one time believed to inhabit certain regions of the earth)

La Sylphide, relating to the story of the same title. A young androgynous character wearing drapery
MMM5484769 La Sylphide, relating to the story of the same title. A young androgynous character wearing drapery, in a natural landscape

Hermaphrodite discovered by Eros in the presence of Aphrodite's sculpted Sadoine (glyptic) Naples
BEN5478236 Hermaphrodite discovered by Eros in the presence of Aphrodite's sculpted Sadoine (glyptic) Naples, Italy National Archaeological Museum; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

You ought to have been a man, Flossie! (colour litho)
8656176 You ought to have been a man, Flossie! (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: You ought to have been a man, Flossie! So ought you)

Mixed spa bathing with feasting and music (woodcut)
8663772 Mixed spa bathing with feasting and music (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mixed spa bathing with feasting and music, 1519)

Puzzle: boy or girl - which? (colour litho)
8656425 Puzzle: boy or girl - which? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Puzzle: boy or girl - which)

Boy or girl? (colour litho)
8656432 Boy or girl? (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy or girl? Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Young girl in a cap (coloured photo)
8655961 Young girl in a cap (coloured photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young girl in a cap. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn.

Two young Edwardian women wearing ties (b/w photo)
8655959 Two young Edwardian women wearing ties (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two young Edwardian women wearing ties)

Sleeping hermaphrodite, 2nd century AD (marble)
6384342 Sleeping hermaphrodite, 2nd century AD (marble); Palazzo Massimo alle Terme & Museum, Rome, Lazio, Italy; (add.info.: Sleeping hermaphrodite, second century AD)

Fig, Ficus carica. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835
FLO4671645 Fig, Ficus carica. Handcoloured woodblock engravings from James Main's Popular Botany, Orr and Smith, London, 1835

Public baths for men and women (woodcut)
8663774 Public baths for men and women (woodcut) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Public baths for men and women)

Alexander Sakharoff and Clotilde von Derp-Sakharoff, Russian and German dancers (b/w photo)
8672586 Alexander Sakharoff and Clotilde von Derp-Sakharoff, Russian and German dancers (b/w photo) by Holtdt, Hanns (1887-1944); Private Collection; (add.info)

Timucuan indians, 1591 (engraving)
2435412 Timucuan indians, 1591 (engraving) by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); (add.info.: History. USA. Timucuan indians: hermaphrodites healing the wounded indians)

Manyflower currant, Ribes multiflorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges'
FLO4665165 Manyflower currant, Ribes multiflorum. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by George Cooke from Conrad Loddiges' Botanical Cabinet, Hackney, 1828.; (add.info.: Manyflower currant)

A nose-less, hermaphrodite tribe
5308155 A nose-less, hermaphrodite tribe.; (add.info.: Woodblock engraving depicting a nose-less, hermaphrodite tribe which the ancients believed inhabited certain regions of the earth)

The Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati (Ardhanarishvara), 2nd-3rd century. Creator: Unknown
The Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati (Ardhanarishvara), 2nd-3rd century

The Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati (Ardhanarishvara), 11th century. Creator: Unknown
The Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati (Ardhanarishvara), 11th century

The Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati (Ardhanarishvara), 11th century. Creator: Unknown
The Androgynous Form of Shiva and Parvati (Ardhanarishvara), 11th century

Salmacis and Hermaphrodite Transformed into a Single Person, published 1615. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Salmacis and Hermaphrodite Transformed into a Single Person, published 1615. Book: Metamorphoses by Ovid, book 4, plate 12

Statue of a sleeping Hermaphrodite, the child of Aphrodite. A Roman replica of a 2nd century BC Greek original, from the Louvres collection

Hermaphrodite lying; right side. Work exhibited at the Roman National Museum, Rome. Rome Roman National Museum Statue Imperial Period, Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization

Hermaphrodite lying; left side. Work exhibited at the Roman National Museum, Rome. Rome Roman National Museum Statue Imperial Period, Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization

Detail with the head and part of the back of the Hermaphrodite, Roman statue exhibited at the Roman National Museum (former Collegio Massimo), Rome

Sleeping hermaphrodite. Sculpture preserved in the Galleria Borghese, Rome Rome Galleria Borghese Statue Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Statue of a sleeping hermaphrodite in the room of the same name, Museum of Villa Borghese, Rome Rome Museum of VIlla Borghese, Hall of the Hermaphrodite Statue Roman Art, Europe

The Hermaphrodite of Velletri in the Louvre Museum, Paris France Paris, Louvre Museum Statue Roman Art, Europe, Ancient Civilization. Date of Photograph:1908. Date of Artwork:I sec.a.C.-IV sec.d.C

Hermaphroditus, fragment (fresco)
3930109 Hermaphroditus, fragment (fresco) by Roman, (3rd century AD); Museo Barracco, Rome, Italy; Photo © Stefano Baldini

The sleeping hermafroditus, 2nd century (sculpture)
7146629 The sleeping hermafroditus, 2nd century (sculpture) by Roman, (2nd century); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: The sleeping hermafroditus)

Sleeping hermaphrodite, 2nd century (sculpture)
7129796 Sleeping hermaphrodite, 2nd century (sculpture) by Roman, (2nd century); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Sleeping hermaphrodite, second century AD)

The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo
PWI95105 The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) (marble) by Roman

The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo
PWI105674 The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) (marble) by Roman

The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo
7338363 The Sleeping Hermaphrodite, copy after an original of the 2nd century BC, the mattress is an addition by Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) (marble) by Roman

The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, 1829 (oil on canvas)
LAF470801 The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, 1829 (oil on canvas) by Navez, Francois Joseph (1787-1869); 194x148 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Pan and Hermaphrodite, c. 1st century AD (marble)
1078162 Pan and Hermaphrodite, c.1st century AD (marble) by Roman; height: 105 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Pan and Hermaphrodite, c. 1st century AD (marble)
1078163 Pan and Hermaphrodite, c.1st century AD (marble) by Roman; height: 105 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Pan and Hermaphrodite, c. 1st century AD (marble)
1078161 Pan and Hermaphrodite, c.1st century AD (marble) by Roman; height: 105 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Androgynous Woman, Cover of French Satirical Magazine L Assiette au Beurre, 2nd March 1912 (colour litho)
1730195 Androgynous Woman, Cover of French Satirical Magazine L Assiette au Beurre, 2nd March 1912 (colour litho) by French School

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"Hermaphrodite: Nature's Fascinating Phenomenon" Hermaphrodite, a term often associated with the company, encompasses a much broader meaning in the natural world. From microscopic organisms like C. Elegans worms to majestic sculptures and intriguing creatures, hermaphroditism unveils nature's captivating diversity. In the realm of science, C. Elegans worms provide an insight into this phenomenon under a light micrograph. These tiny creatures possess both male and female reproductive organs within their bodies, showcasing the extraordinary adaptability of life forms. Moving from scientific marvels to artistic wonders, Gian Lorenzo Bernini's masterpiece "The Sleeping Hermaphrodite" takes center stage. This marble sculpture replicates an ancient original from the 2nd century BC and portrays a slumbering figure on an intricately crafted mattress. The artwork symbolizes duality and blurs conventional gender boundaries. Venturing further into nature's repertoire, liver flukes captivate our attention through macro photographs. These parasitic flatworms exhibit complex life cycles that involve infecting various hosts while producing eggs that can be seen up close in stunning detail. Meanwhile, amidst Australia's landscapes emerges another fascinating creature - the Great Striped Slug. Introduced from Europe, this hermaphroditic slug engages in midair mating using mucous ropes as its unique courtship ritual. Artistic depictions also explore hermaphroditism throughout history; one such portrayal is found in an old faun struggling with a hermaphrodite figure. This representation reflects humanity's eternal fascination with dualities and challenges traditional norms surrounding gender identity. From frescoes to sculptures dating back centuries ago comes Hermaphroditus - fragments frozen in time yet still evoking curiosity today. These artworks immortalize mythological figures embodying both masculine and feminine traits while inviting contemplation on human sexuality across cultures. Finally, we return to Gian Lorenzo Bernini's rendition of "The Sleeping Hermaphrodite.