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NGV Forum | How to look good naked - From Antiquity to the Renaissance

GREECE / ITALY Torso of an athlete 1st century BC-1st century AD  marble 102.6 x 52.1 x 27.4 cm National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Felton Bequest, in memory of Professor A. D. Trendall, 1997

Forum: How to look good naked- From Antiquity to the Renaissance Sat 9 Nov, 1-3.30pm Ancient Greeks Looking Good: Nudity, Clothing and Antiquities at the NGV The ancient Greeks celebrated the body beautiful – which, for males at least, also meant the naked body. Men exercised and competed at athletic games in the nude, and their victories in both sport and war were commemorated with statues of idealised, perfectly formed nude bodies. Women in contrast were depicted clothed, until famously and scandalously the 4th century BC sculptor Praxiteles created the Aphrodite…