All posts tagged "nudes"
Bodies And Erotic Art
One with Nature: Nude Paintings in Natural Settings
January 4, 2021Depictions of the nude figurative form is a time-honored artistic tradition dating back to antiquity. Depending...
21st century
The Pros and Cons of Maggie Hambling’s Mary Wollstonecraft
December 21, 2020Maggie Hambling CBE (b. 1945) is a British artist who is rarely seen without a cigarette....
Baroque
Painting of the Week: Diego Velázquez, The Rokeby Venus
October 4, 2020Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (1599–1660) was the leading artist in the court of King...
Bodies And Erotic Art
Body Positivity in Art: Paintings That Will Make You Feel Better About Your Body
September 29, 2020If you happen to feel negative about your body size, your weight, or your shape from...
20th century
The History of Amedeo Modigliani’s Portraits
August 14, 2020Amedeo Modigliani painted so many portraits of women – especially nude ones – that people began to see him as a...
20th century
Best Male Nudes in Art History (NSFW!)
July 18, 2020Nudity in art first became significant in ancient Greece. The athletic competitions at religious festivals celebrated...
Ancient
The Intriguing Tale of Shocking Sheela Na Gig and Its Art References
May 29, 2020Everyone remembers their first sighting of a Sheela Na Gig. Wandering around an old church, breathing...
Abstraction
An Andalusian Dog – Surrealist Film of Dalí and Buñuel
May 28, 2020Quarantine is already distressing us, but An Andalusian Dog is always a good tip. Above all, the...
Bodies And Erotic Art
Female Nude Codes in Painting From Giorgione’s Venus to Odalisques and Olympias
May 5, 2020Museums are filled with paintings of nude women. It is a very codified practice that has...
19th Century
The Scandalous Nudes of Gustave Courbet
May 1, 2020In the 19th century, French painter and rebel Gustave Courbet generated outrage with his scandalous nudes. What exactly...
