On This Day in 1508, Michelangelo Began the Sistine Chapel Ceiling — and Changed How We See the Nude Body Forever
On May 10, 1508, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni received 500 papal ducats from Pope Julius II and recorded in […]
The Nude in Western Art: From Ancient Greece to the Modern Gallery
At the heart of Western art sits a subject so ancient, so persistent, and so contested that it has come
Paul Gauguin Died 123 Years Ago Today. His Tahitian Nudes Are the Most Controversial Body in Modern Art.
Paul Gauguin died 123 years ago today on May 8, 1903. His Tahitian nudes remain the most controversial body of work in modern art—and that tension between beauty and exploitation is exactly why they matter.
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Jenny Saville Was Born Today, 56 Years Ago. She Reinvented the Female Nude for a New Century.
On May 7, 1970, Jenny Saville was born in Cambridge, England. Fifty-six years later, she has not only become one
Konstantin Somov Died 87 Years Ago Today. He Made the Nude a Weapon Against Russian Censorship.
May 6, 1939 — Paris, France. On this day, Konstantin Andreyevich Somov died at the age of 69, an exile
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Was Born Today, 146 Years Ago. He Made the Nude the Weapon That Broke German Art.
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Born Today in Art History: Wojciech Weiss and the Nude in Polish Symbolism (May 4, 1875)
On May 4, 1875, Wojciech Weiss was born in Leorda, Bukovina — a territory then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire,
Born Today in Art History: Philip Hermogenes Calderon and the Nude Saint That Shocked Victorian England (May 3, 1833)
On May 3, 1833, the British painter Philip Hermogenes Calderon was born in Poitiers, France to a Spanish father and
This Week in Nude Art History: When America Put a Nude Goddess on Top of Chicago — and the Country Lost Its Mind
# This Week in Nude Art History: When America Put a Nude Goddess on Top of Chicago — and the
Francesco Primaticcio Was Born Today, 522 Years Ago. He Made the Nude the Language of French Power.
The Man Who Brought the Italian Nude to France On April 30, 1504, Francesco Primaticcio was born in Bologna. He