What this fashion for classical nudes did bring, however, was new theories of looking at and creating images. Renaissance viewers were puzzled at the popularity of nudes in the ancient world. This idea formed the basis for Italian Renaissance art theory, which posited painting and sculpture as primarily mental activities, rather than manual ones. It is hardly surprising that, by the end of the century, the depiction of the male nude became a test of artistic ability.
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The shock of the nude: how art embraced nakedness | Jill Burke | Opinion | The Guardian
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Playboy is world famous for its nudes. So closely associated is the publication with sexy depictions of women that I was shocked to discover the magazine has, across its more than 65 years, run plenty of photos of naked or near-naked men. So I decided to investigate. Whipping out my proverbial magnifying glass, I would become a privates detective, a gumshoe of guys, a dick of…dick.
By Leigh Mcmanus For Mailonline. Men 'hit on' a naked woman depicted in a 19th century painting after an image of the artwork was shared on Facebook. British freelance journalist Kitty Wenham came across the picture of William-Adolphe Bouguereau's painting 'After The Bath' on the World Paintings Facebook group and spotted the amorous messages left in the comments section of the post. Another wrote: 'Hello sexy dear friend how are you. Kitty tweeted the hilarious picture and her post went viral, garnering over k likes.