The Reclining Nude: How Three Paintings Changed the Way We See the Body Forever
The Reclining Nude: How Three Paintings Changed the Way We See the Body Forever \n\n There is a pose so […]
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Egon Schiele Was Born 136 Years Ago Today. His Nudes Were Called Pornography. Now They’re Called Masterpieces.
Egon Schiele was born on June 12, 1890, in Tulln, Austria. He died 28 years later during the Spanish flu
Ingres Painted Nudes With ‘Too Many Vertebrae.’ He Was Right.
Ingres Painted Nudes With ‘Too Many Vertebrae.’ He Was Right. \n\n When Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres unveiled La Grande Odalisque at the
Diego Velázquez Was Born 427 Years Ago Today. The Rokeby Venus and the Suffragette Who Slashed It.
On June 6, 1599, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born in Seville, Spain. Four centuries later, he is
Jules Pascin Died 96 Years Ago Today. The Prince of Montparnasse Who Painted Nudes Like Confessions.
Jules Pascin Died 96 Years Ago Today. The Prince of Montparnasse Who Painted Nudes Like Confessions. \n\n On June 5,
Born Today in Art History: Gustave Boulanger and the Néo-Grec Nude That Scandalized Rome (April 25, 1824)
On April 25, 1824, Gustave Clarence Rodolphe Boulanger was born in Paris — a painter who would make the ancient
Born Today in Art History: Ludovico Carracci and the Discipline of Desire
Born on April 21, 1555, Ludovico Carracci helped turn the nude into a more observant, narrative, and intellectually serious form within the early Baroque.
Born Today in Art History: Max Weber and the Nude as Structure
Born Today in Art History: Max Weber and the Nude as Structure On April 18, 1881, Max Weber was born,
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