The Female Body in Art

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A worthy addition to any art lover's library * Publishers Weekly * A beautifully illustrated chronology of women's bodies as depicted by 80 artists from the Renaissance to now -- Florence Hallett * The New World * In this gorgeous coffee table book, Amy Dempsey [... sheds] new light on the women behind the paintings -- Sarah Barratt * Red * A project that is clearly doing important feminist and historiographic labor -- Jonathan Michael Square, arts writer Punchy pieces sit beside a raft of unexpected choices and a lot of uncommon beauty -- Dale Berning Sawa * The Art Newspaper * This book explores not only the female form (yes, there are plenty of nudes) but so much more... -- David White * Artmag * "A worthy addition to any art lover's library." - Publishers Weekly "A beautifully illustrated chronology of women's bodies as depicted by 80 artists from the Renaissance to now." - Florence Hallett, The New World "In this gorgeous coffee table book, Amy Dempsey [... sheds] new light on the women behind the paintings." - Sarah Barratt, Red "A project that is clearly doing important feminist and historiographic labor." - Jonathan Michael Square, arts writer "Punchy pieces sit beside a raft of unexpected choices and a lot of uncommon beauty..." - Dale Berning Sawa, The Art Newspaper "This book explores not only the female form (yes, there are plenty of nudes) but so much more..." - David White, Artmag