Diego Velázquez Was Born 427 Years Ago Today. The Rokeby Venus and the Suffragette Who Slashed It.
On June 6, 1599, Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez was born in Seville, Spain. Four centuries later, he is […]
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Jules Pascin Died 96 Years Ago Today. The Prince of Montparnasse Who Painted Nudes Like Confessions.
Jules Pascin Died 96 Years Ago Today. The Prince of Montparnasse Who Painted Nudes Like Confessions. \n\n On June 5,
The Origin of the World: Gustave Courbet\’s 1866 Masterpiece and the 160-Year War Against Looking at Naked Bodies
\n The Origin of the World: Gustave Courbet’s 1866 Masterpiece and the 160-Year War Against Looking at Naked Bodies \n\n\n\n
The Mapplethorpe Obscenity Trial: The Day the Art World Went to Court
The Mapplethorpe Obscenity Trial: The Day the Art World Went to Court \n\n In the spring of 1990, a museum
Manet\’s Olympia: The 1865 Scandal That Exposed Every Power Structure in Art
In 1865, \u00c9douard Manet hung a painting at the Paris Salon that made the most powerful people in France look
Pierre-Auguste Renoir Died 107 Years Ago Today. He Made the Female Nude Feel Like Sunlight.
On May 31, 1919, Pierre-Auguste Renoir died at his home in Cagnes-sur-Mer, France. He was 78 years old. In the
Sally Mann Was Born 75 Years Ago Today. Her Photographs Made the Nude a Question — Not an Answer.
Sally Mann (born May 26, 1951) turned the camera on her children, her dying husband, and herself — and forced the world to decide what belongs in a frame.
Nobuyoshi Araki Was Born 86 Years Ago Today. He Proved the Nude Belongs in Museums — Even When It Makes Us Uncomfortable.
Nobuyoshi Araki Was Born 86 Years Ago Today. He Proved the Nude Belongs in Museums — Even When It Makes
Pontormo Was Born 532 Years Ago Today. His Twisted Nudes Invented Mannerism — and Changed the Body in Art Forever.
Pontormo Was Born 532 Years Ago Today. His Twisted Nudes Invented Mannerism — and Changed the Body in Art Forever.
James Pradier Was Born 236 Years Ago Today. His Satyr and Bacchante Made the Louvre Blush.
236 years ago today, a Swiss-born sculptor arrived in Paris carrying a chisel and a secret. He would go on