![]() ![]() Birth Of Venus - Sandro Botticelli (1485–1486) The painting is painted in such a way that her private parts are covered with her hair and posture. ![]() With immense bravery, she dared go on the streets naked on a horse and not one came out of their house. Her stubborn husband said that if she were to roam the streets naked he would reduce the taxes. His wife Lady Godiva was concerned for her people and often argued with her husband – insisting on lowering the taxes. This nude portrait is based on a famous poem by Lord Alfred Tennyson (1842).Īs the tale goes by, the ruler of the Anglo-Saxon earl of Mercia abused his people by levying very high taxes on them. The naked painting of lady Godiva is based on a legendary story and was considered one of the most famous nude paintings of the 19 th century. Let’s Uncover the most famous nudes in art history and their impact beyond time. The impressionists pushed against the established notion of mythological or historical nudes by painting and displaying bold, and surreal nude artworks.īut despite the symbolism of a nude, the very basic reason for depicting the naked body has been constant over time – the human body is a wonderful sight to behold, both clothed and unclothed. In the 18 th and 19 th centuries, nude paintings were a popular feature of mythological and allegorical genres. Where classical learnings, Ancient Greek models, and the Rome period were rebirthed while using modern techniques. Nude in paintings and sculptures was reintroduced to western art during the Renaissance period. Whereas the female nude embodied fertility and procreation.īut with the arrival of Christianity, portraying naked bodies apart from theological reasons was rather associated with weakness and defenselessness. In the course of western art, nude art has existed since the Greek period, when the nude male sculpture was associated with Greek ideas of moral and physical beauty, nobility, athletic talent, and high moral values. Nude paintings are an important part of art history and have existed for as long as art has been created.Īcross all cultures, nudity in art has been through a journey of changing symbolism. “What spirit is so empty and blind that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?” Michelangelo ![]()
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