Just4Kids: Why are so many statues naked? An art historian explains

The 20th-century art historian Kenneth Clark made a distinction between the “naked,” meaning unclothed and ashamed, and the “nude,” meaning the body in its most beautiful form. Most people today use ...
New York Post

Shroud of Turin didn’t wrap Jesus’ crucified body — it was just art, new research claims

This holy linen’s origins remain shrouded in mystery. Contrary to popular belief, the sacred Shroud of Turin was not used to cover Jesus’ post-crucifixion and was actually a recreation created by ...
insider.si.edu

Visualizing the body in art, anatomy, and medicine since 1800 models and modeling edited by Andrew Graciano

Part I: Anatomical models in artistic training: sculpted, living, and dissected. Anatomy in the drawing room at Felix Meritis Maatschappij in Amsterdam: between skin and bones, theory and practice / ...
Women's Wear Daily

First Look at The Met’s ‘Costume Art’ Where Every Body Matters, Really

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s unveiling of “Costume Art” drops the velvet ropes that once corralled the exclusive worlds of fashion and art, giving visitors an all-access pass to all types of ...
The New Yorker

Jenny Saville, the Body Artist

In March, an exhibition of works by Jenny Saville, the British artist known for her large-scale figurative paintings, went on display at the Albertina Museum, in Vienna. The day before the opening, ...
Business Traveller

Sculpted by Mastery, Defined by Art

One of Bangkok's most respected surgeons brings an artist's eye to every procedure, translating a lifelong love of art into forms that are refined, intentional and beautifully form Dr. Suthipong ...