Stories
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Naked, not nude
Classicist Caroline Vout argues that it’s time to take the dust covers off the Ancient Greeks and Romans, and to encounter their bodies not nude, but naked.
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Performance art, frozen in time
For over a year, live performance art with an audience present has been largely impossible. But still images continue to allow artists in this sphere to inspire audiences at home.
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The ‘epileptic’ in art and science
From scarred outsiders in literature to the cold voyeurism of medical films and photography, people who experience seizures and epilepsy are rarely shown in a compassionate light in popular culture.
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Sun salutations and yoga synthesis in India
Surya namaskars, or sun salutations, have a long history in South Asia, but their place at the heart of modern yoga is more recent.
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A reclining male nude. Black chalk drawing by J.J. Masquerier.
Masquerier, John James, 1778-1855.Reference: 32785i- Pictures
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A seated male nude with his head bowed. Black chalk drawing by J.J. Masquerier.
Masquerier, John James, 1778-1855.Reference: 32798i- Pictures
A standing male nude seen from the rear. Black chalk drawing by J.J. Masquerier.
Masquerier, John James, 1778-1855.Reference: 33055i- Books
The male nude : dimensions of masculinity from the 19th century and beyond : Museo Nacional de Arte, México, D.F., from 6 March to 17 June 2014 / this exhibition was organized by the Museo Nacional de Arte (MUNAL) thanks to the exceptional loans and the scientific collaboration of the Musée d'Orsay ; curators, Agustín Arteaga [and others] ; texts, Agustín Arteaga [and others].
Date: 2014- Pictures
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A seated male nude with his left arm raised. Black chalk drawing by J.J. Masquerier.
Masquerier, John James, 1778-1855.Reference: 32796i