Eros & Adonis is a collection of art history articles first appearing in The Art of Man, issues one through twelve. This compilation focuses on classical fine art of the male figure from the ancient Greeks to artists of the twentieth century. Though today, figurative art is often dominated by the female form, digital imagery, and photography, but it was not always this way, and the evidence is here in this comprehensive collection. The volume begins with an Introduction by Grady Harp, and contains articles on Jean-Hippolyte Flandrin, Willian-Adolphe Bouguereau, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Thomas Eakins, Jacques-Louis David, Guido Reni, Cornelius McCarthy, Agnolo Bronzino, Icarus, Shozo Nagano, The Orient and the Occident, Greek and Roman Sculpture, Ganymede, Wade Reynolds, The Influence of Saint Sebastian, The Influence of Apollo, William Blake, The Influence of Hercules, and Eugène Frederik Jansson

Eros & Adonis: The Male Figure in Art History; A Compilation of Articles from The Art of Man

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Eros & Adonis is a collection of art history articles first appearing in The Art of Man issues 13 through 20, and Vitruvian Lens 1 through 6. This compilation focuses on classical fine art of the male figure from the ancient Greeks to artists of the twentieth century, as well as a selection of 19th century photography. Though today, figurative art is often dominated by the female form, it was not always this way, and the evidence is here in this comprehensive collection. This edition includes many articles by art historian Grady Harp and a few other guest writers on these topics: Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Steve Walker, Michelangelo Buonarroti, The Influence of Hercules, Gian Lorenzo Bernini, Auguste Rodin, Henry Scott Tuke, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux, William Etty, John Singer Sargent, Tony de Carlo, Vintage Male Photography, Eadweard James Muybridge, Baron Wilhelm von Gloeden, and Louis Jean-Baptiste Igout.

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