The apogee of High Culture, or an assault on public morality? The representation of the nude figure was one of the most contraversial issues in Victorian art. This publication surveys the full range of Victorian representations of the nude, both male and female concentrating on painting, sculpture and drawing, but also exploring the artistic depiction of the "naked" body in other media, both "high" and "low", including photography, popular illustration, advertizing imagery and caricature, foregrounding issues of morality, ...
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The apogee of High Culture, or an assault on public morality? The representation of the nude figure was one of the most contraversial issues in Victorian art. This publication surveys the full range of Victorian representations of the nude, both male and female concentrating on painting, sculpture and drawing, but also exploring the artistic depiction of the "naked" body in other media, both "high" and "low", including photography, popular illustration, advertizing imagery and caricature, foregrounding issues of morality, sexuality and desire that remain relevant in the 21st century.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 9x1x12; Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Pages toning with age, otherwise text and images unmarked. Dj shelf worn with scuffs creases & small tears in a mylar cover. **Please note: book is oversized and heavy, and will require substantial additional shipping fees to international or expedited addresses. **
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Used-Good. A fascinating overview of the nude figure and the intriguing role it played in Victorian art, advertising, and culture. Beautifully produced and full of breathtaking art, this book showcases dazzling work by Whistler, Sargent, Millais Rossetti and others. Slight scratching/scuffing on dust jacket. Book has minor shelf wear. Books is tight, pages clean.
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Used-Very Good. A fascinating overview of the nude figure and the intriguing role it played in Victorian art, advertising, and culture. Beautifully produced and full of breathtaking art, this book showcases dazzling work by Whistler, Sargent, Millais Rossetti and others. Very nice clean, tight copy free of any marks. wrapped in complimentary Brodart dust jacket protector...
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Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 0823016331. Text clean and tight; NOTE: additional postage may be necessary for international shipping; 8vo 8"-9" tall; 288 pages.
