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Women In Art


Women throughout history, from the 1500�s till now have been looked at as objects. In the 1500�s during the time of the Renaissance woman were often portrayed in art in the nude. Curves at that time showed women as being goddess like. The more curvy and voluptuous you were the more beautiful men saw you. Artists who painted the female body were often commissioned by rich men to paint these paintings to hang in their houses. Women in this age are still portrayed in art in the nude. Mostly in nude magazines. Some people would consider these magazines to be vulgar and raw however men still look at these magazines for enjoyment making them a form of art.
In �Looking at Women�, by Scott Russell ...

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it necessary to pose nude for other people? And why do women buy expensive lingerie?
As we look at the past and the present, the questions that Sanders asks can be answered in many different ways. One possibility that women like to show their naked bodies to others goes way back in history and we see that they think it is beautiful and a form of art. The next question he asks about the lingerie coincides with his first question of why women show their bodies. He sort of responds to his own question by making statements like �These flimsy items cost more per ounce than truffles,� �Why, I wonder then and wonder still, do so many women decorate themselves as dolls?� These statements he makes, make me think that he does not like lingerie and when women show off their bodies, or maybe he really doesn�t understand why women adorn themselves so. I think that women must think that their bodies are beautiful and that they feel good about themselves when other people see them as being ...

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Added: 4/2/2005 12:56:50 PM
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