Atypical congenital variations of sex characteristics

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A sculpture of Hermaphroditus, with the Colosseum in the background. Engraving.

Hermaphroditus sleeping. Steel engraving by J.B.H. Bourgois after P. Bouillon, 1808.

Bas relief of Hermaphroditus. Stipple engraving by F. Bartolozzi, 1787, after G.B. Cipriani.

Hermaphroditus asleep by a woodland lake, admired by a satyr with Cupid above. Engraving by B. Picart, 1693, after N. Poussin.

Hermaphroditus sleeping. Etching by C. Grignion after R. Dalton, 1744.

The Hermetic androgyne; representing the stages of the alchemical Work in One. Watercolour painting by E.A. Ibbs.

Heart: three figures, and the genital area of supposed intersex people: two figures. Line engraving by Campbell, 1816/1821.

Three figures of foetuses with hermaphroditic genitals. Engraving by J. Daullé after J. de Sève, 1749.

Sexual organs of male, female and intersex humans. Engraving, 1796.

Contesting intersex : the dubious diagnosis / Georgiann Davis.

Interdisciplinary and global perspectives on intersex / Megan Walker, editor.

Sexing the body : gender politics and the construction of sexuality / Anne Fausto-Sterling.

L'hermaphrodisme : structure, fonctions, état psychologique et mental, état civil et mariage, dangers et remèdes / par Ch. Debierre.

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Intersexuality

Images from the collections

Images about Intersexuality

Works from the collections

Hermaphroditus asleep by a woodland lake, admired by a satyr with Cupid above. Engraving by B. Picart, 1693, after N. Poussin.

Contesting intersex : the dubious diagnosis / Georgiann Davis.

Interdisciplinary and global perspectives on intersex / Megan Walker, editor.

Sexing the body : gender politics and the construction of sexuality / Anne Fausto-Sterling.

L'hermaphrodisme : structure, fonctions, état psychologique et mental, état civil et mariage, dangers et remèdes / par Ch. Debierre.

Intersexuality

Images from the collections

Images about Intersexuality

Works from the collections

Hermaphroditus asleep by a woodland lake, admired by a satyr with Cupid above. Engraving by B. Picart, 1693, after N. Poussin.

Contesting intersex : the dubious diagnosis / Georgiann Davis.

Interdisciplinary and global perspectives on intersex / Megan Walker, editor.

Sexing the body : gender politics and the construction of sexuality / Anne Fausto-Sterling.

L'hermaphrodisme : structure, fonctions, état psychologique et mental, état civil et mariage, dangers et remèdes / par Ch. Debierre.

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