TAROT BAYROS

Franz Von Bayros was an American artist best known for his erotic renderings of the female body. In his prints, Bayros frequently depicted women engaged in sexual acts with animals, children, and mythological beings. The artist is most commonly associated with his controversial Tales at the Dressing Table, which depicted lesbian relationships and graphic sexual content. This explicate subject matter represented challenge to Victorian modesty, the standard which women of his era were held to, and established an alternative representation of the female body. Born on May 28, 1866 in Zagreb, Austrian Empire, he studied at the Vienna Academy in 1883 under the Austrian historical painter Eduard von Engerth. Early in his career, Bayros became involved in the Decadent movement, a group of artists interested in representing human indulgence. In 1904, he moved to Munich, where he gained attention from his first public exhibition. The artist died on April 2, 1924 in Vienna, Austria from cerebral hemorrhage. His work can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Tarot Von Bayros is 78 tarot cards that work within the confines of the standard tarot system. Tarot Von Bayros celebrates the splendor of Bayros art in this tarot deck.