Naked Truth: The Body in Early Twentieth-Century German-Austrian Art

by Bettina Matthias, Eliza Garrison, James A. van Dyke

In 1899 Gustav Klimt's painting Nuda Veritas shook up the Austrian public with what many deem to be the painter's most political exploration of the nude female body. Klimt's provocative allegory challenged viewers to consider their own beliefs about the relationship between the nude (female) body and contemporary morality; this "naked truth" was shocking. Transcending accusations of pornography, Klimt's work paved the way for artistic examinations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1928825109
• ISBN13: 9781928825104
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Middlebury College Press
• Length: 116 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 9.9"