The Nudity

Another popular name of this direction is “nu”. It comes from the French “nude, undressed”. According to the term the nude body is central element of such paintings. Interest to the nude body existed at all time, it doesn't depend on “degeneration of morals” and the pornography. The nakedness is essential phenomenon, it shows the unity of human and nature. Artists and sculptors have been chanting the beauty of a nude body using different ways during the whole history of fine arts. Real talented “nu” paintings cause range of complicated positive emotions and feeling of harmony, the unity of human and creation.

We can follow the changes in beauty perception through the history of painting. Things that told to be beautiful earlier can be very unattractive nowadays, and other way round. But despite the inconsistencies in esthetic perception of different generations talented nu paintings charm the spectator, human's body is fundamentally beautiful.
The greatest works of the genre were written by Picasso, Renoir, Rubens, Kustodiev, Manet, Cezanne, Mathis, etc.