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Arts
Art from every angle, including painting, video games, architecture, theatre and much more.
Aphrodite's Child
Depictions of nude women can be objectifying and insulting. But Venus is perhaps more inclusive than she looks
4 min
Documentary
Olympia by Édouard Manet
Olympia is a classic Venus with a 19th century twist: she's a prostitute
The Origin of the World by Gustave Courbet
The painting that caused a scandal
The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer
A famous image that at first glance looks totally innocent, but is in actual fact full of innuendo
Diana and Callisto by Le Titien
Representations of Diana in art are a contradictory mix of fantasy and repulsion.
5 min
Hercules and Omphale by Pierre Paul Rubens
Hercules is known as an allegory of strength and virility. But his love life doesn't quite match up to that
The incredulity of Saint Thomas - Caravaggio
Is Saint Thomas' touching of Jesus' wounds homoerotic?
Leda and the Swan by Paolo Veronese
The painter explores the sensuality of the encounter between Leda and Jupiter
Original Sin by Michelangelo
The Sistine Chapel could have looked very different...
San Sebastian by Perugino
Is this an episode about Catholic saints or BDSM? Maybe... both?
