Objective: The connection between art and sexuality has always been considered to be solid. Even Freud once said to turn to poets to better understand human sexuality. While in classical Freudian orthodox psychoanalysis is used to understand and explain artworks, we think that the observation of erotic art can be useful in the understanding of human sexuality. Design and Method: Several painters and their erotic production are object of our reflections. Their artistic creations (paintings, drawings, sculptures, collages etc.) are sometimes direct and explicit, other times conceptual and symbolic. Results: The encounter of the artistic work stimulates, in most cases and in the majority of the viewers, an emotional response. People reactions correlate not only to their personal sexual inner world but also to specific erotic themes. Conclusions: The observation and study of erotic art can be useful in our understanding of sexuality and develop our capacity to relate to our sexuality.