The author traces the history of the depiction of the human body from the earliest civilized times to the present day. Starting with the Greeks who used the nude to express certain fundamental human needs, such as the need for harmony and order (Apollo), and the need to sublimate desire (Venus), he shows how these types of bodily expression were revived in 15th-century Italy and given new urgency by Michelangelo, whose genius almost exhausted the possibilities of the male nude. The female body, however, through Titian, ...
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The author traces the history of the depiction of the human body from the earliest civilized times to the present day. Starting with the Greeks who used the nude to express certain fundamental human needs, such as the need for harmony and order (Apollo), and the need to sublimate desire (Venus), he shows how these types of bodily expression were revived in 15th-century Italy and given new urgency by Michelangelo, whose genius almost exhausted the possibilities of the male nude. The female body, however, through Titian, Rubens, Ingres and Renoir has continued to be a source of pictorial inspiration, and the author examines the uneasy relationship with the nude of such moderns as Matisse and Picasso.
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Add this copy of The Nude (a Study in Ideal Form, A168) to cart. $2.31, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published by doubleday anchor books.
Add this copy of The Nude (a Study in Ideal Form, A168) to cart. $2.31, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by doubleday anchor books.
Add this copy of The Nude (a Study in Ideal Form, A168) to cart. $2.31, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Dallas rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published by doubleday anchor books.
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Add this copy of The Nude to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by Robert Harper Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hyattsville, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by Penguin Books.
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GOOD in NONE jacket. This was probably a paperback rebound in soft Indian leather (previous owner was a foreign service officer); 408 clean, unmarked, tight pages; foxing/spotting on outer edges of text block and on first and last few pages; endpapers are a black/white/pink/green speckled pattern; brown cover with gilt border and lettering and 4 raised bands has light shelf and corner wear, a small abrasion on rear bottom edge and on spine, and a little soiling; ribbon bookmark.
Add this copy of Broché-the Nude to cart. $18.22, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Atlanta rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Brownstown, MI, UNITED STATES, published by PENGUIN BOOKS.
Add this copy of The Nude to cart. $19.45, good condition, Sold by M Godding Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Devizes, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1964 by Penguin Books.
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Good. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); Previous owner's ink inscription. Covers have some wear Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
Add this copy of The Nude to cart. $21.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by Bolligen.
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Very Good. Fourth edition. Very good minus. Rubbed, thumbed. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
Add this copy of The Nude to cart. $21.12, good condition, Sold by M Godding Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Devizes, WILTS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1964 by Pelican.
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Good. Size: 19 to 25 cm tall, Octavo, (8vo); 1964 reprint. Posted within 1 working day. 1st class tracked post to the UK, Airmail tracked worldwide. Robust recyclable packaging.
