What are the world-famous nude paintings?

Botticelli: The Birth of Venus Venus is the goddess of love and beauty in ancient Roman mythology. Venus in the painting slowly drifted to the coast, and a woman in a flowered skirt was waiting to dress her in a robe full of flowers. Venus, accompanied by Flora, drifted to the shore with the help of the god of the west wind. Even if the feet touch the ground, the characters still seem to be floating.

Titian: Venus of Urbino

This painting depicts a young woman lying on a bed in a beautifully decorated room. Two women in the background are looking for something in a big box, maybe a robe. This may be a wedding celebration.

In the picture, Venus, the goddess of love, leans her head on the white pillow in the upper left corner, bending her arms forward and leaning on the pillow to support her upper body. Behind the dark green curtain, the picture was divided into two halves. Venus looked out of the painting and watched the audience pass by, looking for someone to please herself. In the hall in the upper right corner that is not covered by curtains, a woman in a red dress stands on the left. In front of her, a girl in white was kneeling with her back to the audience. The audience doesn't seem to exist for them, which is in sharp contrast with the leisurely love god who wants to associate with people.

John Corell: Lady Godiva on horseback.

It is said that around 1040, Leofric, the Danish Earl who ruled Coventry, decided to levy heavy taxes on the people to support the army's expedition, and people's lives were miserable. The count's kind and beautiful wife, Lady Godiva, saw the hardships of people's livelihood and decided to beg the count to reduce taxes and reduce the burden on the people. Count Leofric flew into a rage and thought it shameful for Lady Godiva to make such a sharp plea for these crying untouchables. Madame Godiva replied that the count would find how respectable these people are. They decided to bet that Mrs Godiva would ride naked through the streets of the city, just covering her body with her long hair. If everyone stays indoors and doesn't look at Madame Godiva, the count will announce a tax cut.

The next morning, Mrs. Godiva rode into town, and everyone in Coventry hid in the house honestly, so as not to embarrass the benefactor. Afterwards, Count Leofric kept his promise and announced the city's tax reduction. This is a famous legend of Madame Godiva.

Godiva is also a famous chocolate brand, and this brand also comes from this legend.

MANET: Lunch on the grass.

This painting, which depicts a naked woman and two well-dressed men having a picnic on the grass, caused quite a controversy in the French art world at the Paris "Loser Salon" in 1863. The characters in this painting are placed in a dense background of trees, and there is a woman bending in white not far from the middle scene, which becomes the apex of the classical triangle composition composed of three characters in the foreground. The characters and colors in the painting are full of strong contrast. What the painter is interested in is the color reflection, light and shadow and the novel image formed by the characters caused by the sunlight shining on the plump human body through the leaves. The challenging exhibition of this painting pushed Manet into the ranks of avant-garde artists and made him the spiritual leader of impressionist painters.

Angel: Spring.

This painting is Anger's masterpiece. 1856 symbolizes the birth of Spring, the most outstanding work of "sublime, unique and solemn beauty", and marks the brilliant peak of Angel's art. The Fountain is also one of the outstanding works describing the female body in the history of western art.

The Fountain realizes Angel's formal pursuit of the perfect combination of human beauty and classical beauty. Here, he showed the beauty of serenity, lyricism and purity universally praised by human beings. He depicted a naked girl holding a jar to pour water. Her muscles are more attractive because of the beautiful and gentle curves of angels. Her figure is slightly S-shaped, graceful and her eyes are pure. Although her body is exposed, it makes people feel that she is as holy as a clear spring.

Below the budding daisy in the lower left corner of the picture is her symbol. The green leaves overhead, the clear spring at the foot and the quiet Shan Ye all add artistic conception to this painting. From this painting, people feel a quiet lyrical realm, a lofty realm where the soul is comforted and the feelings are sublimated. Spring reminds people of mountain springs, the source of life and the purity of girls.

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