The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form

Categories: History

Art historian Kenneth Clark traces how artists have depicted the naked human body from ancient Greece to the twentieth century. Clark distinguishes the naked from the nude, which he treats as an art form shaped by ideals. Chapters examine themes such as Apollo, Venus, energy, pathos and ecstasy, following them through Greek sculpture, Renaissance painting and modern artists. Based on his Mellon Lectures, the book became a classic of art history.

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