From the art of the Greeks to that of Renoir and Moore, this work surveys the ever-changing fashions in what has constituted the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form.
The Nude Summary
The Nude: A Study in Ideal Form by Kenneth Clark
From the art of the Greeks to that of Renoir and Moore, this work surveys the ever-changing fashions in what has constituted the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form.
The Nude Reviews
The simple and often quite beautiful statement of a man of letters ... [in] a book which is as much a pleasure to read as it is informative and provocative.--The New York Times A feminist critique of a male (and Western) view of the Tantric tradition [and also] a balanced reassessment of a tradition too long misunderstood.--Parabola Probably no one else alive today writes about art with Sir Kenneth's precise combination of intelligence, urbanity, and erudition... This is an important book and a fascinating one, and the illustrations do much to illuminate it.--The New Yorker
About Kenneth Clark
Kenneth Clark (1903-1983) was one of leading art historians of the twentieth century. Over the course of his career, he was director of the National Gallery in London, Slade Professor of Fine Arts at the University of Oxford, and chair of the Arts Council of Great Britain. He was the author of many books and was the presenter of the acclaimed BBC television series, Civilisation.
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