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Abstract
Challenging traditional interpretations, this essay sets out a new interpretation of the domination of the nude form in Europe in the Renaissance and Early Modern period. The essay argues for two main artistic approaches to the nude in the period, called here the "academic" and the "erotic" nude. These approaches are grounded in beliefs about antiquity, and closely linked to the gender of the model as well as ideas about the role of art. The essay traces ideas about artistic nudes from their inception in Italy through their adaptation in the Netherlands and Spain in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and looks at patterns of display and censorship in these countries during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Splendor, Myth and Vision |
| Subtitle of host publication | Nudes from the Prado |
| Place of Publication | New Haven and London |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Pages | 16-49 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-0-300-21874-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2016 |
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Clark Art Institute
Burke, J. (Lecturer)
19 Jun 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Public lecture/debate/seminar
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National Gallery of Ireland
Burke, J. (Lecturer)
22 May 2016Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Profiles
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Jill Burke
- School of History, Classics and Archaeology - Personal Chair of Renaissance Visual and Material Cultures
- History
Person: Academic: Research Active