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Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude

Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude

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Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude

2020- 2020

1 Seasons

2 Episodes

4.7(6 votes)

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Overview

Mary Beard gives a personal and provocative take on the nude in Western art, from Ancient Greece to the present. Just why do artists and viewers seem so obsessed by nudity?

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Mary Beard

Mary Beard

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