The female nude : art, obscenity, and sexuality /

Anyone who examines the history of Western art must be struck by the prevalence of images of the female body. More than any other subject, the female nude connotes `art'. The framed image of a female body, hung on the walls of an art gallery, is an icon of Western culture, a symbol of civilizat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nead, Lynda (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
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