

In 1915, Erwin Osen portrayed several patients at Vienna’s Garrison Hospital, where he himself was treated for neurasthenia or “nerve weakness”. We do not know this soldier’s name, which makes them difficult to trace in the archive and to identify what they were hospitalized for. Their representation as what Osen describes on the sheet as a “Lustknabe” or catamite makes it very likely that they were excluded from the army, pathologized, and treated as “inverted.” Check out the original at the Leopold Museum in Vienna. Do you like seeing Vienna laid bare? Travel to the city and have a look at these wonderful pieces of art in real life. Get your ticket at onlyfans@vienna.info. Check out the “How to claim your subscription bonus” highlight story for more information.