While the “The Nude Pt. 1 – Pathos” focuses on how the nude can and has been used to emotionally influence the viewer, in this lecture, originally presented for students at the FAA, we are taken through many works of predominately sculpture, focussing on how the nude form has been used in various compositions and positions in order to portray dynamic movement and even movement over time!

From nude figures in Greek and Roman art to Michelangelo’s Ignudi on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to famous works by Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Auguste Rodin, we are shown how the position and implied movement of figures impacts the narrative of an artwork and how drapery and the position of the figure can be used as tools to imply much beyond what is present in the static object or image itself.

If you would like to further research the works from the lecture we have selected details on artists and artworks below, in the order presented in the lecture!