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Master of obscene paintings under the fig leaf of antiquity. Mannerism of Bartholomeus Spranger.
He copied Parmigianino's engravings, and then, after a short stay in Paris and Lyon, moved to Italy. But often they were just a screen for displaying intricately intertwined nude characters. His paintings were a peculiar mix of eroticism and allegory.
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Venus Before the Mirror by Diego Velázquez. What mystery does the painting hide and who is really depicted in it?
In Spain, more than in any other European country, the Inquisition was rampant. And if Cupid were not in the picture, it could well be mistaken for an ordinary nude portrait. No wonder he had an affair with a local beauty.
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Nude goddesses in the paintings of academician Alexandre Cabanel. When beauty decides everything
Everything changed - his paintings were recognized as "glossy consumer goods". There was no shortage of customers, moreover, Napoleon Bonaparte himself liked his paintings. He taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, where he taught students the basics of academic painting.
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Exquisite nude bathers and naiads in paintings by Herbert Draper.
It was considered indecent to depict nudes associated with real life. Dripper painted them according to all the canons - hence the perfect bodies, the mannered, refined poses. To write in a new way Dripper did not want to, and could not, so had to put up with the ridicule ...
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Marina Abramovic's Shocking Performances That Are Repulsive to Ordinary People
At some point, the crowd surrounding Marina almost lost control of itself. The phenomenon of the cruelty of a crowd ready to tear apart an innocent victim. And Abramovic went to her hotel and discovered gray hair for the first time.
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“The Swan Princess” is a mystical painting by Mikhail Vrubel that foretold him a bad fate
Her wonderful shimmering voice, expressive, wide-set eyes, in which you can drown, flexible stance and charming smile. “Don't look into her eyes - she'll bewitch you” - so some critics said.
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