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History of Nude Painting in Art Renaissance Era

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  Nude in 15th to 17th centuries The Quattrocento Nude in Baroque History of Nude Painting in Art Renaissance Era – 15th to 17th centuries Rubens  +  Da Vinci  +  Titian  +  Tintoretto  + Giorgione  +  Botticelli  +  Van Loo  +  Correggio  +  Jacob Jordaens  + Lemoyne. + Le Sueur   What’s the renaissance? The Renaissance was a fervent period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth” following the Middle Ages. Generally described as taking place from the 15th century …

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Las Meninas or The Ladies-in-waiting, 1656 Velazquez Painting

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Las Meninas or ‘The Ladies-in-waiting’ 1656 painting in the Museo del Prado in Madrid Las Meninas is one of the most original and revolutionary works in art history. When Diego Velázquez began to paint this painting in 1655, he did not do it thinking of the public exhibition that he has today, but for private contemplation and delight. The work was intended for the private summer office of King Felipe IV of Spain, in the old Alcazar of Madrid.   …

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