Empire of the Nude: The Victorian Nude
DocumentaryHistory
★ 0.0·2001·0h 56m
The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition surroundi...
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Cast
Kirsty Wark
Narrator
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DIRECTOR
Ben McPherson
OVERVIEW
The Victorian era is often cited for its lack of sexuality, but as this documentary reveals, the period's artists created a strong tradition surrounding the classical nude figure, which spread from the fine arts to more common forms of expression. The film explains how 19th-century artists were inspired by ancient Greek and Roman works to highlight the naked form, and how that was reflected in the evolving cultural attitudes toward sex.