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The History of the Nude
Flaminio Gualdoni
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Description for The History of the Nude
Paperback. Focuses on the historical evolution of the nude. Num Pages: 296 pages, col. Illustrations. BIC Classification: AGHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 179 x 20. Weight in Grams: 752.
A richly illustrated and extremely enjoyable reference book on the historical evolution of the nude. From the Palaeolithic “Great Mothers” to the Greek athletes, from the Venus of Urbino by Titian to Leonardo’s Virtuvian Man, from the Odalisque by Boucher to those by Ingres, to the amazons of Helmut Newton and the desolate lifeless bodies of Andres Serrano, the nude is the theme of artistic representation par excellence. The nude body as the incarnation of perfect beauty and the suspicions concerning its sensuality imposed by Christian culture; the renewed triumph of ancient beauty in the Renaissance and the study of ... Read more
A richly illustrated and extremely enjoyable reference book on the historical evolution of the nude. From the Palaeolithic “Great Mothers” to the Greek athletes, from the Venus of Urbino by Titian to Leonardo’s Virtuvian Man, from the Odalisque by Boucher to those by Ingres, to the amazons of Helmut Newton and the desolate lifeless bodies of Andres Serrano, the nude is the theme of artistic representation par excellence. The nude body as the incarnation of perfect beauty and the suspicions concerning its sensuality imposed by Christian culture; the renewed triumph of ancient beauty in the Renaissance and the study of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Skira Italy
Number of pages
296
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Milan, Italy
ISBN
9788857213521
SKU
V9788857213521
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