Seymour G M
Department of Art, University of Central Arkansas, Conway 72035-5003, USA.
J Homosex. 1997;33(3-4):97-119. doi: 10.1300/J082v33n03_05.
During the formative stages of his sexual development (1855-1860), the Pre-Raphaelite artist Simeon Solomon (1840-1905) appropriated the authority of the Bible to explore, camouflage, and ultimately, legitimize his own homoerotic yearnings. Using Plummer and Troiden's four-stage constructionist model of Gay Identity Acquisition to provide an interpretive framework for six of the artist's early Old Testament drawings, this paper charts Solomon's development from awareness, to crisis, to acceptance. Solomon's use of biblical subjects to express his inner states reflects his construction of a socially marginal homosexual identity, an act which allowed him to overcome the despair and the isolation engendered by his peripheral standing in Victorian society.
在其性取向形成阶段（1855年至1860年），前拉斐尔派艺术家西缅·所罗门（1840年至1905年）借助《圣经》的权威来探索、掩饰并最终使自己的同性恋渴望合法化。本文运用普拉默和特罗伊登的同性恋身份认同获得的四阶段建构主义模型，为这位艺术家早期的六幅旧约主题绘画作品提供一个解释框架，梳理所罗门从觉醒到危机再到接纳的发展历程。所罗门运用圣经题材来表达内心状态，反映出他构建了一种处于社会边缘的同性恋身份，这一行为使他得以克服因在维多利亚社会中处于边缘地位而产生的绝望与孤独。
