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Best Male Nudes in Art History (NSFW!)
Nudity in art first became significant in ancient Greece. The athletic competitions at religious festivals celebrated the male body as an embodiment of all that was best in humanity. While the female nude was a symbol of procreation and fertility, male nudity was associated with triumph, glory, and moral excellence. Let us look at some of the best male bodies in art history!
Annibale Carracci (1560–1609) was an Italian painter, famous in Bologna and Rome. He was one of the promoters of the Baroque style of paintings.
Male nudes in art history: Annibale Carracci, Bacchus, ca. 1590-91, National Museum of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy.
In Bacchus, Carracci creates a well-known figure from the classical mythology- Bacchus or Dionysus, the God of wine and merry-making. Here, Bacchus, is a handsome young man with golden ringlets, standing in an isolated landscape with his cup of wine. His pose is relaxed and he is staring right at the viewers, inviting them to join him for a drink.
Born in Milan, Caravaggio (1571–1610) moved to Rome where he was known mainly for his large religious paintings. In classical mythology, Cupid is the god of erotic love, desire, and attraction. He is presented as the son of Venus, goddess of love, and Mars, the god of war. Like Carracci’s Bacchus, in Victorious Cupid, Cupid is also portrayed as half-child and half-man.
Male nudes in art history: Caravaggio, Amor Vincit Omnia (Love Conquers All), Victorious Cupid, 1602, Gemaldegalerie SMPK, Berlin, Germany.
The model for Cupid was Cecco, Caravaggio’s servant, pupil, and possibly lover. The painting is really the portrait of Cecco rather than Cupid. He is obviously delighted to be dressed up as the god of love! There are various objects in the paintings like a geometry set, an armor, a violin, a manuscript of musical notes and a crown of leaves, but all are meaningless when love strikes. Notice the arrows he is clutching in his hand, ready to strike again.
Carlo Levi (1902–1975) was an Italian painter, writer, doctor, and political activist. Levi was well aware of the poverty in southern Italy compared to the northern parts. Considering that the painting is named Arcadia it was also a political commentary on the situation in Italy.
Male nudes in art history: Carlo Levi, Arcadia, 1923, private collection, currently on loan to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Rome, Italy.
Arcadia was a mythical place in ancient Greece. It symbolized pastoralism and harmony with the natural world. It is an idyllic, uncorrupted world of shepherds. Arcadia shows a young naked boy lying with a flute in his hand. The boy appears to be a young shepherd and his nakedness suggests his closeness to nature. The boy’s gaze is directed at the viewer. The fruits in the painting refer to the bounty of nature. However, the open book, the bottle of perfume, and a necklace represent knowledge and luxury and suggest that Arcadia is not so innocent and idyllic anymore .
Kuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin (1878–1939) was a Soviet-Russian painter and writer. Boys (Boys Playing) was an iconic painting for Petrov-Vodkin and Soviet culture.
Male nudes in art history: Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin, Boys (Boys Playing), 1911, The State Russian Museum, St.Petersburg, Russia.
The two nude boys are seen playing in the background of green and blue. Their bodies are young, tall, lanky, and occupying the whole canvas. They are contorted in playful poses. Petrov-Vodkin was inspired by two boys playing on a beach and the painting had generated a powerful emotional impact. The use of three primary colors is deliberate- yellow-red, green, and blue. Contrasted against the rigidity of modern Soviet rule, the painting evoked the carefree and colorful world of childhood.
Very little is known about the personal life of Jules-Cyrille Cavé (1859-ca.-1940). He was a French painter and known for his genre scenes and floral still life paintings.
Male nudes in art history: Jules-Cyrille Cavé, Narcissus, 1890, private Collection. Image source: Art Renewal Center.
Cavé’s, Narcissus depicts a popular story from Ovid’s Metamorphosis. Echo, the nymph who fell in love with the handsome youth Narcissus is missing in the painting. The figure is holding onto a branch with one hand, his reclining body almost at the edge of the pond. The figure is painted in the classical tradition of idealism and simplicity, but his arms are well-sculpted for a young man of 15. Narcissus fell deeply in love with himself, and Cavé painted the moment when he is about to kiss his own reflection. Sadly, Narcissus was cursed, he drowned and died.
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson (1767–1824) was a French painter and pupil of Jacques-Louis David, whose painting is also here in the article!
Male nudes in art history: Anne-Louis Girodet, The Sleep of Endymion, 1791, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.
In The Sleep of Endymion, also called Effet de lune or ‘effect of the Moon’, the mythical figure of Endymion is androgynous. Although the true identity of Endymion is not known, it is assumed he was a shepherd of ideal beauty. In The Sleep of Endymion, he is visited by Diana as a moonbeam. A Zephyr holds back the leaves, so the light falls on Endymion. The pose and the ideal nude suggest classical influence but the mysterious light is hinting at the romantic sensibility.
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475–1564) was born in Florence, and known as simply Michelangelo. He was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance.
The Creation of Adam was painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel between 1508 and 1512. The lazy nude here is Adam who is extending his hand in response to God. God’s touch will give him life and lead to the birth of the human race. God and Adam are both depicted as muscular and appear more like the artist’s sculptures.
Camille Felix Bellanger (1853-1923) was born in Paris and Abel (Death of Abel) won him a prestigious art scholarship at Prix de Rome. Bellanger was a dedicated artist and teacher.
Male nudes in art history: Camille Felix Bellanger, Abel (Death of Abel), 1875, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France.
In this youthful image, the twisted nude body of murdered Abel lies in a rocky landscape, mystically highlighted with a heavenly light. Bellanger captured the ‘contrapposto’ skilfully. Contrapposto is an Italian term that means counterpoise, a technique used in visual arts where the weight of the body is on one foot.
The only woman artist to figure in this article, Evelyn De Morgan (1855-1919) was a painter who defied the expectations of her class and gender to become one of the most impressive British artists.
Male nudes in art history: Evelyn De Morgan, Phosphorus and Hesperus, 1881, De Morgan Collection, Surrey, England.
Inspired by Greek mythology, Phosphorus and Hesperus depicts the Morning star-Phosphorus and the Evening star- Hesperus. The painting alludes to the circle of life, Phosphorus is rising, his torch is lit and the sky behind him is light blue. In contrast, Hesperus’ evening starlight is fading. His torch is burning out, his eyes are closing and the sea behind him is darkening. The two male figures are almost sculpture-like and the sea-shells refer to female fertility. The painting was well received but with some controversy, as it came from a woman artist, after all.
Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin (1809-1864) was a 19th-century French painter.
Male nudes in art history: Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin, Study, Young Male Nude Seated beside the Sea, 1836, Musée du Louvre, Paris, France.
Young Male Nude Seated beside the Sea (also as Étude de nu) is a study work painted in Rome. The unidentified youth sits on a rock, head resting on his knees and eyes closed. The sea is the only background. There are many suggestions regarding the youth: a shipwrecked man or a shepherd. The almost circular pose of the figure is compared to Leonardo da Vinci’s Vitruvian Man. The painting also became an icon in gay culture.
Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825) was a French painter in the Neoclassical style. He was the teacher of Anne-Louis Girodet who painted The Sleeping Endymion. David was known to have developed the Empire style, notable for its use of warm Venetian colors.
Male nudes in art history: Jacques Louis David, Male Nude known as Patroclus, 1780, Musee d’Art Thomas Henry, Cherbourg, France.
Patroclus was a character from Homer’s Iliad (c.1260–1180 BCE) who died fighting the Trojans. In Male Nude known as Patroclus, David uses light and shadow to bring out the muscular stature of the nude figure. He is not facing the viewer, but it is a difficult pose to hold since all his weight is held on his right arm.
Koloman Moser (1868–1918) was a multi-talented Austrian artist. He was a leading 20th-century graphic artist and a member of the Vienna Secession movement.
Male nudes in art history: Koloman Moser, Frühling (Spring) ,1900, Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria.
In Frühling (Spring) the unidentified young man is leaping in excitement. Although his expression is sober, with his arms raised sideways, and legs barely touching the ground, the energy of the young man is infectious. The green foreground and the flowers suggest it is indeed springtime!
Doménikos Theotokópoulos (1541–1614) known as El Greco was a Greek painter and architect of the Spanish Renaissance. However, he always signed his paintings in his full name but in Greek letters, as seen in Saint Sebastian.
Male nudes in art history: El Greco, Saint Sebastian, 1576–1579, Palencia Cathedral, Palencia, Spain.
Saint Sebastian or Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian is a popular subject for artists, even today. He is the protector from plagues, a gay icon, and patron saint of athletes.
El Greco’s Saint Sebastian is depicted as an elongated figure. In the painting, Saint Sebastian is nude as this was permissible for a religious figure. His body is fleshy and figure tall. He is pierced by a single arrow and his one knee is resting on a rock. He is looking up towards the sky maybe in resignation to his fate or a sense of pride in his martyrdom.
Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) was a Flemish artist who painted in the Baroque tradition. His themes were taken from classical and Christian history.
Male nudes in art history: Sir Peter Paul Rubens, Prometheus Bound, c. 1611-1618, Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA, USA.
Prometheus Bound is inspired by Aeschylus’ play Prometheus Bound. Prometheus the Titan had rebelled against Zeus and stole the fire to give to mankind. In return, he was punished, by having an eagle eat his liver. Prometheus is usually depicted as bound to a rock but in this dramatic painting, the figure is lying on the ground, his hands chained. The eagle was painted by Frans Snyders, a master in paintings animals and birds. The heavily muscular Prometheus is shown in agony and his body is tense. While Rubens is depicting a classical scene, Prometheus is a celebration and glorification of the male body.
Alexandre Cabanel (1823–1889) was a French painter known for painting historical, classical, and religious subjects.
Male nudes in art history: Alexandre Cabanel, The Fallen Angel, 1847, Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France.
Cabanel’s The Fallen Angel depicts Lucifer and the other angels who rebelled against an authoritarian God and were thrown out of heaven, as a punishment. The painting could have been inspired by John Milton’s Paradise Lost. Lucifer is smoldering with rage against God, his eyes are red and there is a tear waiting to fall. However, his posture with clasped hands, erect wings, and every muscle flexed with potential energy suggest he is ready to take flight. For this handsome prince of Hell, the fight has just begun!
Charles Paul Landon (1760–1826) was a French painter and popular writer on art and artists.
Male nudes in art history: Charles Paul Landon, Icarus and Daedalus, 1799, Musée des Beaux-Arts et de la Dentelle, Alençon, France.
The story of Icarus and Daedalus was a popular theme for paintings inspired by Ovid’s Metamorphoses. The story has been interpreted as a cautionary tale against being over-ambitious. Most paintings depict the fall of Icarus when his wings melted. Icarus and Daedalus depicts the father and son pair at the moment when Icarus takes flight. Both nude figures are examples of classical simplicity and idealism. The father and son relationship is evident, Daedalus is cautiously helping Icarus to fly and he is worried. Icarus is looking up at the sky, thinking about how high he will fly.
Male nudes in art history: Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Young Boy with a Cat, 1868, Musée d’Orsay, Paris, France.
Young Boy with a Cat is an unusual painting by Renoir. Unlike his paintings that are full of Parisian men and women in outdoor spaces, this painting is a male nude. The youth is standing with his back towards the viewer. He is affectionately caressing the cat and his gaze is fixed somewhere in the distance. The identity of the boy is not known but the interior space suggests he belongs to an affluent class. What is striking is the coldness of the boy’s skin when contrasted against the warmth of the bond between him and his pet.
François-Léon Benouville (1821–1859) was a French painter known for his Neoclassical paintings. He was the contemporary of Alexandre Cabanel. Incidentally, both their paintings discussed here deal with anger and humiliation.
Male nudes in art history: François-Léon Benouville, The Wrath of Achilles, 1847, National Gallery of Australia, Parkes, Australia.
In The Wrath of Achilles, Benouville portrays a young Greek hero from Homer’s Iliad. This is an integral episode in the story, where Achilles is nursing his anger against Agamemnon and refuses to fight against the Trojans. This is the moment when Agamemnon’s envoys come to persuade Achilles to fight. His fingers are clenched, eyes wide open, and one foot ready to rise to his calling.
Eugène Jansson (1862-1915) was born and lived all his life in Stockholm. Jansson could be described as the first gay Swedish painter and he never denied his sexuality.
Male nudes in art history: Eugène Jansson, Ring gymnast I, 1911, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
Not since antiquity, have the bodies of athletes been depicted in the this way. Like Munch, Jansson, also portrayed the ‘vitality’ of movement. The model for Ring gymnast I was possibly Knut Nyman, his close companion, but he could also be a sailor whom Jansson met at the bath-houses. In Ring gymnast I, Jansson celebrates the male nude figure as an athlete performing acrobatic exercises in an interior space.
Gustave Caillebotte (1848–1894) was a French painter, who painted in impressionistic and realistic styles. He was also interested in photography. His subjects were mainly Parisian men and women in outdoor and indoor spaces.
Male nudes in art history: Gustave Caillebotte, Man at His Bath, 1884, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA.
Man at His Bath depicts a very private moment in a painting. The young man is drying himself after a bath, and is neither posing for the painting nor has any intention of being seen. It is the viewer who is intruding into his private space, led in by the painter. Does he share a close relationship with the artist?
Thomas Cowperthwait Eakins (1844–1916) was an American painter, photographer, and art educator. Eakins mainly painted the people of his hometown, Philadelphia, including his family, friends, and pupils.
Male nudes in art history: Thomas Eakins, Swimming, 1885, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, USA.
In Swimming (or Swimming Hole), Eakins painted six nude male swimmers, outdoors, in full sunlight. Eakins was also depicting his vision of Arcadia, where men could be free, bathe, and frolic together. The male bodies are painted in motion which is an influence of his photographic skills. The nudes in the painting are his friends and students and the figure swimming towards the dog is Eakins himself.
Edvard Munch (1863-1944) was a Norwegian painter who studied at the Royal School of Art and Design in Kristiania (today’s Oslo).
Male nudes in art history: Edvard Munch, Badande män (Bathers),1907, Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki, Finland.
Munch’s Bathers portray a popular cultural phenomenon of the 20th century. Health spas, gymnasiums, and nudism were increasingly gaining popularity in Europe. The painting shows a group of virile, muscular, naked men emerging from the cool, turquoise sea after a swim. Naked youth and men were particularly associated with ‘vitalism’, the magical life force.
Henry Scott Tuke (1858–1929) was a British painter and photographer. He is best known for painting nude boys and young men, bathing, or in outdoor spaces. His models were local swimmers and fishermen.
Male nudes in art history: Henry Scott Tuke, The Critics, 1927, Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum, Warwickshire, England, UK.
The Critics (or Comrades), shows one of the recurring themes in Tuke’s paintings. Two nude adolescent boys sitting on the beach. It is a sunny and warm day, perfect for a swim. The boys are not posing but seem to be immersed in playing with their pet dog. The painting is also a shift from the heavily muscular and eroticized images of male bodies. Tuke was also the master of light, look at the glistening sea!
Jean Frédéric Bazille (1841–1870) was a French Impressionist painter. He preferred figurative paintings within a landscape.
Male nudes in art history: Frédéric Bazille, Fisherman with a Net, 1868, Fondation Rau pour le Tiers-Monde, Zurich, Switzerland.
Bazille’s Fisherman with a Net depicts two male nudes. Their bodies are created perfectly according to the principles of human body proportions. The fisherman has his back towards the viewer and he is ready to cast the net. The setting is most likely the River Lez, outside of Montpellier.
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) was a German painter and printmaker. Among his paintings, his self-portraits are quite remarkable. He painted his first self-portrait at the age of 13 and the last one at 28.
Male nudes in art history: Albrecht Dürer, Nude self-portrait, circa 1509, The Germanisches National Museum
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