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The Victorian Nude: Sexuality, Morality, and Art
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The Victorian Nude: Sexuality, Morality, and Art Paperback - 1997

by Alison Smith; Marsh Jordan


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Controversy surrounding nudity in art is as strong now as it was during the 19th century. Selected Victorian paintings of the nude are still hidden from public view. In this work, the author unravels the background to this situation and reveals the paradox of the nude as an object of public moral outrage. The text reveals how images of the nude were used at all levels of Victorian culture, from high-art paintings to photographs and popular entertainments. It questions whether these were a valid form of representation or, in fact, pornography. The nude was considered to be the most prestigious and pure form of art, whilst at the same time was vilified by the state because of its incitement to unregulated sexual activity. The book includes discussion on the work of Lord Leighton, Burne-Jones, Rosetti, Millais, Watts, Waterhouse, Henrietta Rae and Anna Lea Merritt.

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[T]he most cogent opposition to the nude in Art is born of religious scruples.

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  • Title The Victorian Nude: Sexuality, Morality, and Art
  • Author Alison Smith; Marsh Jordan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Manchester University Press, Manchester
  • Date February 15, 1997
  • ISBN 9780719044038 / 0719044030
  • Weight 1.45 lbs (0.66 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.41 x 6.73 x 0.75 in (23.90 x 17.09 x 1.91 cm)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97129797
  • Dewey Decimal Code 709.03
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