1866 Oil on Canvas. L’origine du Monde (The Origin of the World) is a paradoxical painting of a snatch that’s as hirsute as an Afghan …
D’où Venons Nous? Que Sommes Nous? Où Allons Nous? by Paul Gauguin
1897 Oil on canvas Translated into French as “Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?”, Gaugin insisted that this painting …
Medical Inspection by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1894 Oil on cardboard You know those “hip” mass-produced paintings they sell at Bed Bath & Beyond which look like old-timey Parisian posters for various …
The Models by Georges Seurat
1887-88 Oil on Canvas Aside from the fact that all three models appear to be the same woman, this post-impressionist, “pointillist” work from Seurat includes …
La Maja Desnuda & La Maja Vestida by Francisco Goya
circa 1797–1800 Oil on canvas Goya’s Maja Desnuda is notable for being the first depcition of female pubic hair in Western painting. He also painted …
The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch
1503 Oil on wood. Bosch’s best-known work The Garden of Earthly Delights presents us with a great deal of erotic nudity inside of a triptych …
Amor Vincit Omnia by Caravaggio
1601-02 Oil on Canvas Caravaggio’s Amor Vincit Omnia (literally love conquers all) shows a unique interpretation of Cupid as a quirky, mischievous, and clean-shaven young …
The Birth of Venus by Botticelli
1486 Tempera on Canvas Botticelli’s Birth of Venus is one of the most widely recognized uses of nudity in classical art, and notable for Botticelli’s …
Olympia by Édouard Manet
1863 Oil on Canvas Causing a stir when unveiled at the Paris Salon in 1865, Manet’s Olympia had conservatives by the loins. They viewed her …
Sitzender weiblicher Akt by Egon Schiele
1914 Egon Schiele was known early on for his highly erotic works. He and his 17 year old lover, Valerie Neuzil (probably depicted in this …