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From the art of the Greeks to that of Renoir and Moore, this work surveys the ever-changing fashions in what has constituted the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form.



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"Probably no one else alive today writes about art with Sir Kenneth Clark’s precise combination of intelligence, urbanity, and erudition, and certainly his talent has nowhere been better applied than in this volume. . . . This is an important book and a fascinating one." * The New Yorker *
"A book which is as much a pleasure to read as it is informative and provocative. . . . [Clark's] command of the English language is rivaled only by the breadth of his curiosity and the sharpness of his visual memory." * New York Times *
"[The Nude] is delightfully written." * Times Literary Supplement *

The Nude

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    A Paperback / softback by Kenneth Clark

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      Publisher Princeton University Press
      Published 21 October 1972
      ISBN-13 9780691017884
      978-0691017884
      ISBN-10 0691017883
      Also in:
      Art & Photography History of art Human figures depicted in the arts Politics, Philosophy & Society Philosophy: aesthetics

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      From the art of the Greeks to that of Renoir and Moore, this work surveys the ever-changing fashions in what has constituted the ideal nude as a basis of humanist form.



      Trade Review
      "Probably no one else alive today writes about art with Sir Kenneth Clark’s precise combination of intelligence, urbanity, and erudition, and certainly his talent has nowhere been better applied than in this volume. . . . This is an important book and a fascinating one." * The New Yorker *
      "A book which is as much a pleasure to read as it is informative and provocative. . . . [Clark's] command of the English language is rivaled only by the breadth of his curiosity and the sharpness of his visual memory." * New York Times *
      "[The Nude] is delightfully written." * Times Literary Supplement *

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