A History of the World in 5 Nudes

What 40,000 years of art reveals about us...

What do our clothes really cover? When we remove them, what is revealed? 

Nudes are among the oldest and most ubiquitous forms of art that human culture has created, but they vary widely from era to era. 

These five pieces tell the story of nude art — and, more importantly, the story of the cultures that created them…