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The Hand in Art: Gesture, Symbol, and What Hands Communicate in Images
Dürer's Praying Hands are the most famous hands in art. Buddhist mudras encode enlightenment. Michelangelo's Adam hand reaches for God. Discover what hands say in art.
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The Nude in Art: History, Meaning, and Why It Remains Controversial
Kenneth Clark said "to be naked is to be deprived; to be nude is to be art." From Botticelli to Manet, discover why the nude remains art's most controversial subject.
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Jenny Saville: Monumental Bodies and the Limits of Flesh
Jenny Saville paints the human body at a scale that makes it impossible to look away. Discover how the British painter became one of the most important figurative artists of the 21st century.
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Cy Twombly: Scrawl, Myth, and the Classical World Through Paint
Cy Twombly covered enormous canvases with marks that look like handwriting no one can read. Discover why his work is among the most influential in postwar American art.
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Figure Drawing: Proportion, Gesture, and the Human Form
Learn the fundamentals of figure drawing including gesture, proportion, and anatomy for artists. Discover how Michelangelo, Raphael, and modern life drawing practices approach the human form as the foundation of visual art.