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  2. Aphrodite of Knidos - Wikipedia

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    Most copies show Aphrodite covering her pubic area with her right hand, while the left holds drapery which, along with a vase, helps support the figure. [4] Almost all copies show the head of the sculpture turning to the left. [5] The female nude appeared nearly three centuries after the earliest nude male counterparts in Greek sculpture, the ...

  3. Category:Nude art - Wikipedia

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    Female Figure (Giambologna) Female Half-Length Nude with Hat; Female Nude (Renoir, 1876) Femme nue couchée; The Fiancée of Belus; Figure drawing; Figure painting; Figure study; The Fisherman and the Syren; Five Bathing Women at a Lake; Flora and Zephyr; Flora Caressed by Zephyr; La Fornarina; The Four Continents; Four Seasons (Reni) The Four ...

  4. Sheela na gig - Wikipedia

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    Called dilukai (or dilugai), they are typically shown with legs splayed, revealing a large, black, triangular pubic area; the hands rest upon the thighs. The writers of the encyclopedia article say: These female figures protect the villagers' health and ward off all evil spirits as well.

  5. Body proportions - Wikipedia

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    One version of the proportions used in modern figure drawing is: [4] An average person is generally 7-and-a-half heads tall (including the head). An ideal figure, used when aiming for an impression of nobility or grace, is drawn at 8 heads tall. A heroic figure, used in the depiction of gods and superheroes, is eight-and-a-half heads tall. Most ...

  6. History of the nude in art - Wikipedia

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    In the 19th century, the female nude abounds more than ever—especially in the second half of the century—more than in any other period in the history of art. However, the female role changes to become a mere object of sexual desire, in a process of dehumanization of the female figure, subjected to the dictates of a predominantly macho society.

  7. Pubic arch - Wikipedia

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    The subpubic angle (or pubic angle) is the angle in the human body as the apex of the pubic arch, formed by the convergence of the inferior rami of the ischium and pubis on either side. The subpubic angle is important in forensic anthropology, in determining the sex of someone from skeletal remains. A subpubic angle of 50–82 degrees indicates ...

  8. Dr. Rena Malik breaks down the research behind the best sexual position to help your female partner ... The most recent study into this area took place in the Czech Republic, with men and women ...

  9. Vagina and vulva in art - Wikipedia

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    The vagina represents a powerful symbol as the yoni in Hindu thought. Pictured is a stone yoni found in Cát Tiên sanctuary, Lam Dong, Vietnam.. Various perceptions of the vagina have existed throughout history, including the belief that it is the center of sexual desire, a metaphor for life via birth, inferior to the penis, visually unappealing, inherently unpleasant to smell, or otherwise ...