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The Male Nude: Dimensions of Masculinity from the 19th Century and Beyond

The Male Nude: Dimensions of Masculinity from the 19th Century and Beyond

Guy Cogeval
4/5 ( ratings)
This book analyzes, from six standpoints, the different ways in which artists have represented the male nude body from modernity to the present day. A hundred and seventy-two works of art created in various techniques and belonging to collections from all over the world engage in a dialogue that originates in modern eighteenth century Europe, when the canon of classical antiquity was revived and identity between moral virtue and strength was assessed to define the heroic man.
Pages
281
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Ediciones El Viso
Release
June 30, 2014
ISBN
8494185632
ISBN 13
9788494185632

The Male Nude: Dimensions of Masculinity from the 19th Century and Beyond

Guy Cogeval
4/5 ( ratings)
This book analyzes, from six standpoints, the different ways in which artists have represented the male nude body from modernity to the present day. A hundred and seventy-two works of art created in various techniques and belonging to collections from all over the world engage in a dialogue that originates in modern eighteenth century Europe, when the canon of classical antiquity was revived and identity between moral virtue and strength was assessed to define the heroic man.
Pages
281
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Ediciones El Viso
Release
June 30, 2014
ISBN
8494185632
ISBN 13
9788494185632

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