TOP 5 FEMALE NUDES IN ART

The female body has been described rightly as the epitome of perfection since time immemorial. Several artists in the history of the world’s art have tried to capture the female body in various forms and styles.

Some of these erotically charged female nude art paintings were commissioned for personal collection while some tell us a long-lost love story that must have transpired between the artists and apple of their eyes!

Also, some female oil paintings hold the mythical mystery that gives us a chance to peep into what must have been the artists’ distinctive imagination. Therefore, we’ve rounded up a few such masterpieces that have left many generations of art lovers awed and inspired!

1. The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velázquez

While nude art was looked down upon in Spain back in Velázquez’s day, he made this splendid yet sensual nude painting of a woman with the perfect brush strokes. You cannot miss how sensually the woman, said to be the love goddess- Venus, is lying on the bed mesmerizingly looking at her reflection on the mirror that’s held by her cupid son.

This Spaniard art marvel has not missed capturing the eminent artist’s craftsmanship on this canvas. The perfect lighting, the realistic expressions on the goddess’s and her son’s face, and the velvety backdrop give us a calm and beautiful feeling only a perfect art form can give!

2. Lady Godiva by John Maler Collier

Being one of the prominent pre-Raphaelite painters of English descent, John Collier was well-known for his portraits at his time. We cannot miss noticing, in his so many artworks, how big a fan he was of mythological fantasies like this incredible masterpiece of Lady Godiva- the medieval mythical beauty!

It is said that Lady Godiva was furious when her husband was burdened with unnecessary taxes on his estate. To protest this unfair treatment, she rode a horse on the street completely naked. The shyness and the bravery of this strong woman are perfectly reflected on this canvas. And the graceful confidence of the lady is sure to keep inspiring women of every generation and many to come!

3. Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli

The wind, fire, earth, water, all elements came to rejoice on the birth of Venus- the Goddess of Love! In Greek mythology, she is a symbol of love and was born out of a shell through sea foam. For this reason, she is regarded as Aphrodite. This female oil painting has been considered the greatest of the artist - Sandro Botticelli.

When you marvel at the painting, you can see how the delicate strokes of Botticelli’s brush have created the calm sea in the background and the unconventional forms of various people surrounding the heavenly enchantress! It is said that this painting was commissioned by a wealthy Medici family of Florence. However, currently, this relic is preserved in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.

4. Mother and Child by Gustav Klimt

The name Gustav Klimt simply brings the most unconventionally made paintings to our minds. Although he had a unique way with his brushes, which is often considered to be similar to Art Nouveau, he has been regarded as one of the greatest in European art history.

Moreover, Klimt is known to show his creative and erotic sense on his golden canvases keeping the female body as the symbol of pure eroticism. Despite his core ideas, this canvas sheds the light on pure love that exists between a mother and her child, symbolizing how this one thing remains constant throughout the time of humankind!

5. Two Tahitian Women by Paul Gauguin

The French artist Paul Gauguin was one of the most important post-impressionist painters who always craved a connection with a natural force. However, when he explored the exotic and magical streets of Tahiti and its culture, he found a new style for his art. And his love for the foreign is exemplified in this simple, yet elegant painting of the Two Tahitian Women.

Moreover, in this female oil painting, you can closely notice how well the artist has brought out the Tahitian beauty for the world to admire! The breasts exposed naturally with the right light effects, the plates holding mango blossoms, the flowers held between the hands, and the sideways look on the woman’s face add up to the beauty of the painting.

Acquire the Real Beauty

Many artists have experimented with their artwork by imbuing life into female bodies on their canvases. And they have very well succeeded in their own ways. While some of the greatest have created the perfect Venuses in the 1800s, the painters that emerged later captured a woman’s grace in a raw and crude manner on their portraits.

No matter what, a woman's body has been worshipped as pure of everything that is beautiful in the world! And at the apex of it all, are the various artists who showed and reminded the real beauty to the world time and again through their female nude art!