A brief history of the representation of the body in Western painting

by Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris

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Cite this page as: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, "A brief history of the representation of the body in Western painting," in Smarthistory, August 10, 2015, accessed July 27, 2017, https://smarthistory.org/a-brief-history-of-the-representation-of-the-body-in-western-painting/.