The Enlightenment. The Nude in Art
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Tim Marlow looks at how the image of a naked body was used for a variety of purposes during this period - to shock, to coerce, to titillate, to impress and to instruct. Examples include Rembrandt's "The Anatomy Lesson;" "Ingres," "Turkish Bath," and Rodin's "The Age of Bronze".
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23 min 18 sec
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