The Female Nude: Art, Obscenity and Sexuality

by Lynda Nead

Book Overview

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 civilization and accomplishment. But how and why did the female nude acquire this status?
The Female Nude brings together, in an entirely new way, analysis of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415026784
• ISBN13: 9780415026789
• Release Date: December 1992
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"