Leonardo da Vinci Was Born Today, 574 Years Ago. He Didn’t Just Draw the Nude — He Opened It Up.
On April 15, 1452, in the Tuscan hill town of Vinci, a child was born out of wedlock to a […]
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The Curves of Progress: Soft Focus and the Evolving Canon of the Nude in Post-Digital LA
In the ever-shifting landscape of Los Angeles contemporary art, a quiet revolution is unfolding — one rendered not in sharp
Marcel Duchamp at MoMA: The Artist Who Reinvented the Nude Opens a Landmark Retrospective
On April 12, 2026, the Museum of Modern Art opens its doors to the most comprehensive Marcel Duchamp retrospective in
Pablo Picasso Died Today, 53 Years Ago. He Reinvented the Nude More Times Than Any Artist in History.
April 8th, 2026. Fifty-three years ago, the world lost Pablo Picasso. A date etched into the collective consciousness, a marker
Died Today in Art History: El Greco and the Ecstatic Nude (April 7, 1614)
On April 7, 1614, Domenikos Theotokopoulos — the painter the world knows as El Greco — died in Toledo, Spain.
Suzanne Valadon Died Today, 88 Years Ago. She Painted the Nude as a Person, Not a Fantasy.
On April 7, 1938, Suzanne Valadon died in Paris. That makes today a clean excuse to talk about one of
Born Today in Art History: Jean-Honoré Fragonard and the Politics of Pleasure (April 5, 1732)
Born on April 5, 1732, Jean-Honoré Fragonard reminds us that the nude in art has always been about wit, sensuality, and freedom—not just anatomy.
This Week in Nude Art History: Four April Dates That Changed the Human Figure
From Prud’hon to Dürer, four early-April art history dates show how artists redefined the nude as feeling, pleasure, ideal form, and inquiry.
This Week in Nude Art History: Goya, Valadon, and the Week America Put the Body on Trial
This week in nude art history, Goya, Suzanne Valadon, and the Mapplethorpe prosecution reveal the same recurring fight over who gets to depict the body honestly.