MYTHOLOGICAL NUDITY

MYTHOLOGICAL NUDITY

Even if the nude is not a proper iconographic category, it appears in art both in religious iconography and in a variety of artistic topoi ranging from historical, mythological, biblical, allegorical, narrative. Nude figures of both male and female are found in the guises of divinities, heroes, warriors, or mythological beings. Portrayals of the human figure as incarnation of the deity are a fundamental connector through the arts and religious values.

The nude figure is an elemental component of the cultural legacy of human civilization because nudity is a universal human condition. The differences in the reception of the human naked body from the prehistoric to modern, from East to West, deepens the layers of cultural accumulations.

A nymph of love by Anders Zorn

A nymph of love by Anders Zorn, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

A nymph of love by Anders Zorn
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Nessus and Deianira by Arnold Bocklin

Nessus and Deianira by Arnold Bocklin, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Nessus and Deianira by Arnold Bocklin
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Nymph and Faun bathing by Joseph-Désiré Court

Nymph and Faun bathing by Joseph-Désiré Court, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Nymph and Faun bathing by Joseph-Désiré Court
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The Judgment of Paris by Anton Raphael Mengs

The Judgment of Paris by Anton Raphael Mengs, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

The Judgment of Paris by Anton Raphael Mengs
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Hercules and the Hydra by Zurbaran

Hercules and the Hydra by Zurbaran, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Hercules and the Hydra by Zurbaran
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Resting Bacchante by José Santiago Garnelo y Alda

Resting Bacchante by José Santiago Garnelo y Alda, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Resting Bacchante by José Santiago Garnelo y Alda
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Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis by Bartholomeus Breenbergh

Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis by Bartholomeus Breenbergh, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Venus Mourning the Death of Adonis by Bartholomeus Breenbergh
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Nymph and fauns by Anders Zorn

Nymph and fauns by Anders Zorn, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Nymph and fauns by Anders Zorn
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Hercules and Lichas by Pavel Sorokin

Hercules and Lichas by Pavel Sorokin, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Hercules and Lichas by Pavel Sorokin
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Resting Bacchante by Joaquín Sorolla

Resting Bacchante by Joaquín Sorolla, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Resting Bacchante by Joaquín Sorolla.
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Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey by Lucas Cranach the Elder

Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey by Lucas Cranach the Elder, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Venus with Cupid Stealing Honey by Lucas Cranach the Elder
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Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar by Zurbaran

Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar by zurbaran, Classical mythology, Greek mythology, Roman mythology, mythological Art Paintings, Myths and Legends

Heracles and the Erymanthian Boar by Zurbaran
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