Smith reveals how images of the nude were used at all levels of Victorian culture, from prestigious high-art paintings through to photographs and popular entert

"This illustrated publication surveys the full range of Victorian representations of female and male figures. While concentrating on painting, sculpture and dra

"Why did the Victorians allow nude bathing at the seaside when a nude illustrations in a magazine could bring the full fury of the law down on the printers and

Victorian aestheticism is reinterpreted here as a significant exploration of what it might mean to produce works of art in the modern world. This study addresse

Victorian Paintingis a comprehensive survey of one of the most fertile and varied eras in the history of painting. It embraces not just the United Kingdom, but