Erotica 19th Century
Contributors: Gilles Neret (Editor)
Series: Icons; TASCHEN Icons Series
Publisher: Taschen; TASCHEN
Published: March 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 192
ISBN-13: 9783822855126
Subjects: Erotic art; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; c 1800 to c 1900; Nudes & Erotic; Art & Art Instruction; Art; History - General
First sentence: The 19th century just looks like Monsieur Ingres himself, a wealthy member of the middle classes associated with 'virtuous art' and Raphaelesque purity, the leading exponent of the classical school, and yet an artist whose innermost fantasies and secret obsession with women surfaced time and time again, despite his best efforts.