Guglielmo Plüschow

Today, his photography is recognized for its artistic merits, but it generally is considered somewhat inferior to Gloeden's because of his less graceful handling of lighting and the sometimes strangely stilted poses of his models. • Illustration — Wilhelm von Plüschow as photographed by his cousin Wilhelm von Gloeden (c.

Not much is known about Plüschow's early life, except that he was born in Wismar in 1852 as the eldest of seven brothers and sisters. His father, Friedrich Carl Eduard Plüschow, was an illegitimate child of Frederick Louis, Hereditary Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and the family home was Schloss Plüschow. • Illustration — Male Nude Seated on Leopard Skin at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, c. 1890s–1900s • Illustration — Wilhelm von Pluschow – Vincenzo Galdi, Posillipo (Napoli), c. 1890 In the early 1870s, he moved to Rome and changed his first name from Wilhelm to its Italian equivalent, Guglielmo. Initially making a living as a wine merchant, he soon turned to male and female nude photography. Later he also worked in Naples. One of Plüschow's more famous models was Vincenzo Galdi (pictured left), who was probably one of Plüschow's lovers. Galdi later became a photographer in his own right, as well as an art gallery owner. In 1902, Plüschow, who was gay like Gloeden, was charged with "common procuration" and "seduction of minors" and had to spend eight months in jail. Another scandal followed in 1907, and in 1910, Plüschow left Italy for good and returned to Berlin. The accusations caused the police to seize a lot of his photographs, while Vincenzo Galdi was considered his accomplice.

In Steve Berman's short story "The Haferbräutigam", Plüschow has an encounter with a mischievous spirit while travelling back to Wismar in 1907.

• Illustration — Boy Posed as John the Baptist • Illustration — Algerian Boy • Illustration — Young Man in the Nude • Illustration — The Christian Martyr, Portrait of Nino Cesarini • Illustration — Untitled • Illustration — Untitled • Illustration — Nude study • Illustration — Nude Woman • Illustration — Algerian Boy • Illustration — Untitled • Illustration — Untitled • Illustration — Untitled • Illustration — Interracial Couple • Illustration — Two Naked Boys Before a Leopard Fur • Illustration — Four Nude Youths on the Terrace in Rome • Illustration — Nude Boy Near a Bronze Statue • Illustration — An Old Man and a Youth • Illustration — Nude Boy, Leaning on a Tree • Illustration — Woman from the Sabinian Mountains, Posing Naked • Illustration — Naked Boy Sitting in Front of a Black Brocade Cloth • Illustration — Draped Black Boy, Standing • Illustration — Naked Man Before a Black Brocade Cloth • Illustration — Two Naked Boys, Embracing • Illustration — Naked Lad Holding a Sword and a Plate • Illustration — A Youth Holding a Statuette of Nike • Illustration — Naked Algerian Boy, Learning on a Black Cloth. • Illustration — Sitting Naked Boy, Holding an Amphora • Illustration — Naked, Sitting Algerian Boy • Illustration — Naked Boy Wearing a Turban. • Illustration — Sitting Algerian Boy