nude art history
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.
Mikhail Vrubel Was Born Today, 170 Years Ago. He Made the Body a Cathedral.
One hundred and seventy years ago today — March 17, 1856 — a boy named Mikhail Aleksandrovich Vrubel was born