Beautiful Women in Art

This post is a collection of images of beautiful women in art. Mainly concentrating on paintings from the 18th century up to the early 20th century. Nude images included.

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Some comments by the administrator of this site have been added. we believe a painting is more enjoyable when a person unders tands some of the history and circumstances behind each painting. Enjoy !

A celebration of female beauty

The Sea Maidens by Evelyn De Morgan (1855–1919)

20th century nude art

1. Standing nude bather (1906) by John Anster Fitzgerald (1819–1906)
2. A reclining nude (before 1951) by Georges Brasseur (1880–1950)
3. Nude Shoulders (1970) by Antonio Sicurezza (1905–1979).
4. Eve’s Slumbers (1902) by Albert Fourié (1854–1937)
5. Susanna and the Elders (circa 1913) by Franz von Stuck (1863–1928)

1. The birth of Venus. By Laurits Tuxen (1853–1927).
2. Playing with a cat (1930). By Takahashi Hiroaki (1871-1945).
3. The Bath (c. 1909) by Ettore Tito
4. Torso of Woman (1912) by Félix Vallotton (1865–1925)

19th century nude art

1. Female Nude, Front View (1831) by Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet (1790–1834)
2. Female Nude, Back View (1831) by Alexandre-Jean Dubois-Drahonet (1790–1834)
3. Bathing Girl (1885). By Pantaleon Szyndler (1846–1905).
4. Communication with the Infinite (1892) by Ferdinand Hodle

Women’s beauty in the art of Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

1. Fantasy (1866) by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824–1898)
2. Death and the Maidens (1872) by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824–1898)
3. The Wine Press (1865) by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824–1898)
4. Raccoglimento, storia e vigilanza (1866) by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824–1898)

Venus in the 19th century

1. The birth of the goddess Venus (1842) by Antonio María Esquivel (1806–1857)
2. Venus Anadyomene (1858) by Antonio Gisbert (1834–1901)
3. The Birth of Venus by William Etty (1787–1849)
4. La toilette de Vénus (1873) by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825–1905)
5. Venus Rising (1890) by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904)

Notes

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