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Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude

Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude

Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude

2020 1 Seasons 2 Episodes ⭐ 4.2 Documentary

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?

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?

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Episode 1

In the first programme of her provocative two-part essay, classicist and broadcaster Mary Beard takes on the nude. From

EP 2

Episode 2

In episode two Mary looks at an eclectic range of works to show how artists have challenged the idea of 'the body beauti

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Mary Beard

Mary Beard

Self - Presenter