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Female & Male Art (Module 2) For many thousands of years, artists have created female and male nudes as art; numerous ancient civilizations glorified an idealized female and male nude forms, and often gods were represented in the nude. Ancient Greeks and Romans are well known today for their idealizations of figures in the nudes. Search for the artworks below in the course textbook. Include the credit line for each image selected, (4) required. Image slides: Book - 12th Edition Female (2.23) Nude Woman Having Her Hair Combed, page 39 (4.48) Draftsman Drawing of a Reclining Nude, page 111 (5.31) Girl Before a Mirror, page 139 (11.22) Honeywax, page 260 (14.2) Female Figure from Willendorf, page 328 (exam item) (14.28) Aphrodite of Melos, page 348 (16.13) Venus of Urbino, page 386 (16.20) Allegory, page 393 (21.16) Franzi Reclining, page 499 (21.15) The Joy of Life, page 498 (21.18) Kneeling Mother with a Child at her Breast, page 500 (21.19)Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, page 501 (exam item) Male (5.22) Vitruvius, page 133 (6.3) Farnese Hercules, page 144 (6.6) Figure Studies, page 148 (11.7) Perseus with the Head of Medusa, page 250 (11.20) Apoxyomenos, page 259 (14.22) Kouros, page 343 (14.24) Warrior A, page 344 (14.29) Laocoon Group, page 349 (16.1) David, by Donatello page 374 (16.8) David, by Michelangelo, page 381 (2.5) David, by Andrea del Verrocchio, page 25 (16.9) Sistine Chapel, page 382 (17.10) Jules Hardouin-Mansart, page 404 (19.1) Torso, page 436 Female & Male Nudes (2.27) The Kiss, page 43 (22.16) Performance, Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna, page 523 Answer the following questions: Why was this artwork created? Who is the intended audience? Is the figure selected idealized? Do you believe the figure is represented in a positive or negative view? Describe your aesthetic experience related to this art piece. Instructions: Use the questions above as your guide to writing your analysis. Read page 211 "Censorship" and its importance on what boundaries are imposed on artists. Proceed to research on the Internet information related to issues of censorship in the arts. Find out which myths and symbols were related to the female and male nude forms. Discover the level of interest and the status today of the female and male nude in the art world today and in the past. four or more paragraphs, (5) sentences per paragraph; attach 4 images. One image per paragraph of the artwork selected is required. Remember to add the web links where you obtained your research information.