Body Positivity through Art History

Seeking to promote a healthy self image through art history.
-some images may be mildly NSFW-
passionofashkan:

Kirchner’s originality is optically based. 
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Girl under a Japanese Umbrella (1909)

passionofashkan:

Kirchner’s originality is optically based.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Girl under a Japanese Umbrella (1909)

(Source: artistreader)

Max Pechstein, Women Bathing 
woodcut, 1912

Max Pechstein, Women Bathing 

woodcut, 1912

Rembrandt van Rijin, Danae
1636

Rembrandt van Rijin, Danae

1636

Hashiguchi Goyō, Woman after a Bath
1915 Woodblock print

Hashiguchi Goyō, Woman after a Bath

1915 Woodblock print

Silja Puranen, Renunciation and Lapse
Fabric paint, heat transfer and soft pastel on second-hand textile

Silja Puranen, Renunciation and Lapse

Fabric paint, heat transfer and soft pastel on second-hand textile

Andrew Wyeth, Lovers

Andrew Wyeth, Lovers

Lucien Freud, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping
1995

Lucien Freud, Benefits Supervisor Sleeping

1995