Queen Maev (1911) by J.C. Leyendecker Style:Black frame Bound & Eager explores queer

Bound & Eager explores queer restraint and desire through bold linocut simplicity

and the thrill of connection

This piece is more than Renaissance art: it’s a tender

It captures the mirage of longing and desiring another person

The figure caresses his own body in an act of comfort

Queen Maev (1911) by J.C. Leyendecker Style:Black frame Bound & Eager explores queerJ. C. Leyendeckers Queen Maev (1911) gives Irish mythology a full diva entrance. Created as the frontispiece for T. W. Rollestons Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race, it shows Maeve Medb, warrior queen of Connacht, seated with shield, sword, smoke and absolute authority. In legend, she drives the Tin B Cailnge, the great cattle raid, making her a figure of appetite, command and sexual sovereignty. No known lover or sitter here just a woman refusing