Born Today in Art History: Raja Ravi Varma and the Body Divine (April 29, 1848)
The Painter Who Gave Gods and Goddesses Human Skin — and Paid the Price On April 29, 1848, in the […]
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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.
Ferdinand Hodler: The Swiss Master Who Made Nudity Philosophical
On March 14, 1853, Ferdinand Hodler was born in Bern, Switzerland — a man who would become one of Europe’s