Skin like Silk

A nude by the Spanish impressionist painter Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923). Most impressive is here the semblance between the skin and the silken sheets.

Diana

Diana by the French painter Paul Désiré Trouillebert (1831-1900). Above all it’s a nude. Only bow and quiver indicate that it should be the Goddess of hunting.

Stunning Nude

A really stunning nude by the Hungarian American painter Pal Fried (1893–1976), who was specialized in nudes and Oriental scenes.

Moonlight Beauties

Two Moonlight Beauties by the Spanish painter Luis Ricardo Falero (1851-1896). The connections between Falero and modern fantasy art are obvious.

Perfume of Ecstasy

Perfume of Ecstasy an impressive Art Deco poster by the Hungarian born British artist Vera Willoughby (1870-1939).

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).