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Sarah Kent
5/5 Critic Sarah Kent contemplates the place of the male nude in contemporary art.
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Matthew Sweet
4/5 Matthew Sweet reflects on the male nude in Renaissance and Victorian art.
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Gabriel Gbadamosi
3/5 Gabriel Gbadamosi considers the meaning of the male nude in African art.
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Partha Mitter
2/5 Partha Mitter explores the meaning of the male nude in the visual art of the subcontinent.
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Edith Hall
1/5 Edith Hall reflects on the meaning of the male nude in the art of the ancient world.