“Woman is an important target for man, arousing his senses, awakening in him longings and desires and can enable his thought” (6 10). With this is mind it is important to look back in history as the effects of woman, especially nude, have made an important impact on artistic life and society as a whole. One of the oldest pieces of artwork that springs to mind is that of the so-called Venus of Willendorf. It has been dated between 30,000 and 25,000 BC. Apart from being female, this statue has enlarged stomach and breasts an

The nude has proved a compelling subject and revealing manifestation of how we view our world and ourselves. Carl Jung observes "A symbol always stands for something more than its obvious and immediate meaning. Symbols, moreover, are natural and spontaneous products. No genius has ever sat down with a pen or brush in hand and invented a symbol. Such is the case with females in art. The sensual images under consideration embody profound symbolic content from our "collective unconscious" and may be some of the most significant and enduring symbolic manifestations of the human experience.

The nude has made an impact on just about every time period in the history of man. It has shocked and intrigued many people over such simple beauty. Such was the case during medieval times. The naked body stood for temptation and sin. “The female model was regarded, as the earliest references indicate, in a highly subjective manner. Commonly assumed to be the artist’s mistress, she was regarded as a physical embodiment of his muse (2 757). The importance of the nude persisted through 17th century baroque art well into the 19th century, retaining its significance because of its connection with subjects of the highest cultural status, whether religious or mythological. As such subjects tended to be favored more by aristocratic patrons. Most works of nudes were not accepted in public places as it was forbidden to have woman as models. It is like that today. Still today, it is hard to find a nude picture, portrait or sculpture in any place other than art books or nude magazines. It was during these times that the pieces had to be of high moral standards to be shown. Even so, the impact and distress that the nude gave lead to many problems.

d its pubic area is greatly emphasized. There have been many attempts as to describe as to what the Paleolithic peoples may have been trying to say when they created this piece. Some sa

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