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Classical nude art was much popular during the 19th century notably in France where nude painters such as François Boucher and Jean-Honoré Fragonard produced some spectacular erotic nudity art showing naked women in lustful postures only to be surpassed by Francisco Goya whose famous nude oil painting La maja des nuda appeared to be quite pornographic in the eyes of his contemporaries. Nude figures remained however in demand until the fall of Emperor Napoleon 1st. Before the Victorian era, it was imposed a kind of embargo on woman nakedness.

The most renowned nude paintings in the world come from classical naked paintings. These are the most respected nude art in history have found their way into major museums or in the hands of private collectors. One of those paintings is by Edvard Munch, and is none other than Naked Model by the Wicker Chair. The colors are tremendous, and like all naked paintings this one shows signs of life thanks to the detail of the artist. Classic naked paintings are powerful, and can usually stand on their own. Munch is one of many artists to show just how much classic naked paintings go beyond the visual. -- The Copyright of Scripts is Reserved by Toperfect.