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Description: | The use of the nude as an artform originated in Greece and has been used throughout the ages. In medieval times, a nude would only be included as a representation of a weakling who has given in to the devil. The nude quickly regained prominence in the Renaissance when a revival in classicism also revived the subject matter. Several ancient nude statues were used as models for both sculpture and painting. This charming work is likely to be a sketch for a larger scale painting. Most of Etty's paintings are mythological stories. They are also much more polished than this work where you can see a lot of the rough brushstrokes.
Oil painting showing a reclining female nude. Green, red and pink drapes surround her. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Rights holder: | Wolverhampton Arts and Museums Service | Subjects: | Art Young women Fine arts Women Oil painting Paintings Oil Paintings Beauty Nudity People Georgian period Interiors | Temporal: | 1810 - 1835
Georgian (1714-1837) | Source: | Black Country History | Creator: | ETTY; William (1787 - 1849) | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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