Human figures depicted in art

Simon Schama brings Britain to life through its portraits, as seen in the five-part BBC series The Face of Britain and the major National Portrait Gallery exhibitionChurchill and his painter locked in a struggle of stares and glares; Gainsborough watching his daughters run after a butterfly; a black Othello in the nineteenth century, the poet-artist Rossetti trying to capture on canvas what he couldn't possess in life, a surgeon-artist making studies of wounded faces brought in from the Battle of the Somme; a naked John Lennon five hours before his death.

Different eras and civilisations have treated erotic images with varying acceptance and different concepts of erotica and these tendencies are reflected within the works themselves.

Blackbeard, Jose Gaspar, Jean Lafittethe names conjure up a romantic, swashbuckling figure with a black patch over one eye, a cutlass in his teeth, and a brace of pistols tucked into his waistband.

Different eras and civilisations have treated erotic images with varying acceptance and different concepts of erotica and these tendencies are reflected within the works themselves.

Von tausendjährigen, als Fruchtbarkeitssymbole verehrten Statuen bis hin zu den Odalisken der modernen Maler erotische Kunst hat immer eine bedeutende Rolle in der Gesellschaft gespielt, unabhängig davon, welche Vorstellung von Kultur oder Moral gerade herrschte.

Thème intemporel et on ne peut plus incontournable, l'amour ne cesse aujourd'hui encore de fasciner les artistes.

¿Qué se deduce sobre nuestra sociedad de las miles de imágenes de ropa interior moldeando cuerpos esculturales que vemos multiplicarse en vallas publicitarias y revistas?

The subject of deformity and disability in the ancient Greco-Roman world has experienced a surge in scholarship over the past two decades.

"e;Life drawing is not only about learning to draw the body accurately; it also teaches you to translate our complex three-dimensional world.

One of the most remarkable artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire was the emergence in the early seventeenth century of portraits of identifiable individuals, unprecedented in both South Asia and the Islamic world.

De Miguel Ángel a Picasso, pasando por Rubens y Degas, el arte erótico ha atraído la atención de muchos grandes maestros, cuyas obras son capaces de cautivar al observador de forma especial.

This book explores the persona of the artist in Archaic and Classical Greek art and literature.

The Manuela Dias book design and Illustration Awards - General illustrations categoryAlexander Kennedy Ishister Award for Non-FictionEileen McTavish Sykes Award for Best First BookMcNally Robinson Book of the Year AwardThis is a truly unique book.

A timeless theme that cannot be ignored, love has always fascinated artists.

Portraits have for centuries been one of the most important art forms.

Berlin, auparavant considérée comme une ville puritaine, devint dans les années 1920 la capitale du désir et des moeurs décadentes.

Amsterdam n’est pas sulement célèbre pour ses canaux, ni pour son impressionnantecollection de Rembrandt, Vermeer et Van Gogh, mais aussi pour son musée dédié à Vénus, qui accueille plus de 500 000 visiteurs par an.

Perfect for fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and the Crossfire series.

Struggling artist Sadie Montgomery never saw what was coming.

In the 1920s, Berlin, once perceived as a puritan city, became the capital of lust and the debauchery of morals.

Sex, the Illustrated History: Through Time, Religion, and Culture, Volume II, continues a daring exploration of human sexuality from the ancient to the modern world.

Amsterdam n’est pas sulement célèbre pour ses canaux, ni pour son impressionnantecollection de Rembrandt, Vermeer et Van Gogh, mais aussi pour son musée dédié à Vénus, qui accueille plus de 500 000 visiteurs par an.

Riche de six siècles de galanterie, capitale mondiale de la mode et de l’amour, Paris est le symbole de l’érotisme et d’une sexualité joyeuse.

Seit sechs Jahrhunderten die Galanterie vermittelnd und als die Welthauptstadt der Mode und Liebe geltend, ist Paris das definitive Symbol der Erotik und Sexualität.

Riche de six siècles de galanterie, capitale mondiale de la mode et de l’amour, Paris est le symbole de l’érotisme et d’une sexualité joyeuse.

Portraits seem the opposite of fiction, fixed in time and space, not running with the curve of a story or a life.

Seit sechs Jahrhunderten die Galanterie vermittelnd und als die Welthauptstadt der Mode und Liebe geltend, ist Paris das definitive Symbol der Erotik und Sexualität.

Das einst sittenstrenge Berlin wurde in den 1920er Jahren zur Hauptstadt der Lust undder moralischen Ausschweifungen.

'In a class of its own .

Conveying six centuries of gallantry, serving as the world capital of fashion and love, Paris is the very symbol of eroticism and of joyful sexuality.

In the 1920s, Berlin, once perceived as a puritan city, became the capital of lust and the debauchery of morals.

Following the success of A Dog a Day (Pavilion, 2017), Sally Muir returns with a collection of new, but crucially old, faces.

Berlin, auparavant considérée comme une ville puritaine, devint dans les années 1920 la capitale du désir et des moeurs décadentes.

Amsterdam is not only famous for its canals, nor for its impressive collections of paintings by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Van Gogh, but also for its museum dedicated to Venus, which welcomes more than 500,000 visitors per year.

Conveying six centuries of gallantry, serving as the world capital of fashion and love, Paris is the very symbol of eroticism and of joyful sexuality.

Amsterdam is not only famous for its canals, nor for its impressive collections of paintings by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Van Gogh, but also for its museum dedicated to Venus, which welcomes more than 500,000 visitors per year.

Das einst sittenstrenge Berlin wurde in den 1920er Jahren zur Hauptstadt der Lust undder moralischen Ausschweifungen.

Amsterdam ist nicht nur für seine Grachten oder seine beeindruckenden Sammlungenmit Meisterwerken Rembrandts, Vermeers und van Goghs bekannt, sondern auch fürsein der Venus gewidmetes Museum, das jährlich mehr als 500 000 Besucher anzieht.

Amsterdam ist nicht nur für seine Grachten oder seine beeindruckenden Sammlungenmit Meisterwerken Rembrandts, Vermeers und van Goghs bekannt, sondern auch fürsein der Venus gewidmetes Museum, das jährlich mehr als 500 000 Besucher anzieht.

For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey and the Crossfire series.

An essential guide to what is regarded as a challenging subject, this book will simplify and inspire artists to approach drawing hands and feet with precision and confidence.

Sex, The Illustrated History, Volume I, begins a daring exploration of human sexuality from the ancient to the modern world.

An incredible treasure trove of more than 150 illustrations detailing a small nation of African Americans prepared to make their mark on America