The Nude in Photography

by Paul Martineau

Born like Venus on the half shell from the centuries-long tradition of the nude in painting, the nude first appeared as a subject matter in photography with the introduction of the medium itself, between 1837 and 1840, and has continued as an ever-evolving theme through changing technical developments and cultural mores to the present day. This volume surveys the subject of nudity from the earliest surviving photographs of Greek and Roman sculpture...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606062662
• ISBN13: 9781606062661
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.6" x 8.8"