Nudes On Stamps And Other Philately

Lord Kenneth Clark's book "The Nude: a Study in Ideal Form" makes the distinction in his introduction between the naked body and the nude – "to be naked is to be deprived of clothes, and implies embarrassment and shame, while a nude, as a work of art, has no such connotations."

This being stated let us venture into the artistic aspect of the Nude as a potential Topical Collection - Let's show some skin (tastefully mind you).

Here's some from my collection…









Regards,
Stampalotapus

It's pretty scary how quickly a situation can be changed from 'nude' to 'naked'. Michelangelo, Sistine Chapel, photo of the ceiling. (Hi Stampalo, this could be a fun topic. K.)

I know the Pope was displeased and forced Michelangelo to cover them up!

Jack Kelley

Some of Michelangelo's nudes were altered--I think only in the "Last Judgment"--and only after his death. I don't think the artist would have stood for it.

I'm reviving this thread from 2015 because there are many stamps depicting nudes or nude art. The human form is commonly celebrated in art. I'll share some of my collection, and I hope others will do the same. First up:

Hungry 1981 showing Picasso's La Toilette. Souvenir sheet, MNH.

Here is the 1000 L / 52c value (Mi #2674) from Italy's February 12, 2000 set of two stamps publicizing the Interdisciplinary Symposium on Breast Diseases.

This 1967 French art series stamp shows The Bather (1807) by
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867), a French Neoclassical painter.

Thanks for sharing Bob and Kuo. I'll post more on this topic tomorrow....

Monaco
The Nude in Art
December 3, 2012
The stamp shows painting Olympia (1863) by French modernist painter Édouard Manet (1832-1883).

On September 5, 1997 Finland issued a "Pro Philatelia" (surcharge for the promotion of Philately) booklet (Facit #H38) featuring a triptych painted by Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931). Each of the 3 stamps of the booklet pane is a panel of the triptych. Painting shows "The Aino Saga, triptych with motif from the national epic The Kalevala" (Facit).

Wonderful! Let's see more....

Here from 1957 is a French issue celebrating (a year late) the bicentennial of Sevres porcelain. Yvert 1094, Sc.820. Pierre Munier designed and engraved the stamp. The statue depicted is Falconet's "La Baigneuse."

And also from France, marking the 1961 centennial of the birth of sculptor Aristide Maillol.
Y 1281 Sc. 984 is his "Méditerranée" also known as "la Pensée," although when first exhibited in 1905 it was simply "Femme." Stamp designed and engraved by Decaris.

Is this topic limited to stamp scans?

Jleb, I was just about to post the Maillol...you beat me to it!

Rod....yes. ;)

One of my faves:
Greece airmail 1933, "Allegory of Flight"
Scott Catalog A14, MLH