Public Art in Chicago
Good art in public places is one of the hallmarks of a great city. Here are images of sculptures, monuments, memorials, murals, reliefs, fountains and amenities at public places in Chicago... A Blog dedicated to the Sculpture Community of Chicago... Past, Present and Future... Please do not use any image without written permission.
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Nudes in Arts: Idealized Female Beauty
Continued from the post.."Nudes in Arts".. click here..
Female beauty have inspired writers, poets, painters and sculptors..
Max Beckmann's distorted form in "Reclining Nude" and Pablo Picasso's cubist approach in "Nude Under a Pine Tree".. are modern updates on classical ideas..
Image 1: Diana /1889 - By MacMonnies..
Image 2: Standing Woman [Elevation] /1927 - By Gaston Lachaise..
Image 3: Reclining Nude/1929 - Max Backman..
Image 4: Nude under a Pine Tree /1959 - By Pablo Picasso..
Some classics..
- Venus de Milo - Found at Milo/ 130-120 B.C..
- Aphrodite of Cnidus - By Praxiteles / 4th century BC...
- Birth of Venus - By Sandro Botticelli / 1485..
- La Maja - By Francisco Goya /1800 ...
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