Horny Monk

A monk with a beguine (1591) by the Dutch Golden Age painter Cornelis Corneliszoon van Haarlem (1562- 1638).
It’s a radical protestant and anti-Catholic painting. But anyway it’s one of my favorites.

Another Girl Same Manner

Another reclining nude by the French academic painter Delphin Enjolras (1857–1945). Enjolras used a lot of times the same tricks, the same poses, maybe the same girls.

Harem Dancer

A really gorgeous exotic dancer by the American artist Earle K. Bergey (1901–1952). Bergey worked normally as an illustrator for magazines and paperback books. But here it’s easy to be seen, that he’s a lot better than many of his academic colleagues.

Venus Binding Her Hair

The british specialist in scantily dressed girls John William Godward presents here Venus herself. No difference at all, between roman girls, priestesses or goddesses.

Another Bacchante

Another bacchante by the Spanish painter Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923). It seems that bacchantes were a good excuse to paint nudes.

Opulent Decadence

Volutptuous figures in old decadent Cete by the Australian painter Norman Lindsay (1879-1969).

The Five Senses

The five senses allegoric paintings by the Austrian academic painter Hans Makart (1840-1884).

Demonic Lilith

Lilith (1892) by the English painter John Collier (1850–1934). The old demon who was in Jewish legend the first woman of Adam, the first woman on Earth.

Athletic Models

Models for Olympians by the Scottish painter William Russell Flint (1880 - 1969). I can’t avoid, but these well trained bodies remind me of Helmut Newton's athletic nude models.

Nude Impression

Another of that impressive dashing painted nudes by the famous Italian Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931).

Diana Hunting

Diana Hunting (1899) by the French painter Guillaume Seignac (1870 - 1924). Seignac was typical for the French academic style of the Salon and produced a kind of Neo-Rococo.

Salome

Salome (1888) by the Spanish painter Francisco Masriera y Manovens (1842-1902). A really gorgeous and seductive Salome. A nice example for the quality of late 19th century paintings.