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| Courbet, The Bathers, 1853 |
The painting outraged the Emperor "because, nude and proletarian, she was masquerading as a nymph."
In his book Art and Photography
, Aaron Scharf argues, "Almost always, Courbet's nudes assume attitudes derived from antique conventions; though they are never garnished with the obvious archaeology of his Neo-Classical contemporaries, their settings are no less traditional. The degradation of the Ideal was guaranteed by coupling it with the real: with vulgar photographic realism."
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Gustave Courbet on Wikipedia
In his book Art and Photography
, Aaron Scharf argues, "Almost always, Courbet's nudes assume attitudes derived from antique conventions; though they are never garnished with the obvious archaeology of his Neo-Classical contemporaries, their settings are no less traditional. The degradation of the Ideal was guaranteed by coupling it with the real: with vulgar photographic realism."----
Gustave Courbet on Wikipedia
She's a big girl, and though she's not exactly fat
ReplyDeleteShe'll need a little more than that
To earn a living wage—
On my knees, Mrs Worthington
Please, Mrs Worthington
Don't put your daughter on the stage.
—Noel Coward