Basic Info

First Air: February 03, 2020

Rating: ⭐ 3.7/10 (3 votes)

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 2

Last Episode

Name: Episode 2

Season: 1, Episode: 2

Air Date: 2020-02-10

In episode two Mary looks at an eclectic range of works to show how artists have challenged the idea of 'the body beautiful’, and explores how artistic nudes can provoke viewers to consider fundamental questions about being human.

Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude

2020 1 seasons 2 episodes ⭐ 3.7/10 3 votes

Overview

Mary Beard gives a personal and provocative take on the nude in Western art, from Ancient Greece to the present. Just why do artists and viewers seem so obsessed by nudity?