Fall of the fig leaf
09/09/16
"Nudes, like those in the top picture by nineteenth-century French painter Ingres, have long been accepted as a legitimate subject for artists, but when used on the sleeve of a pop record by The Jimmi Hendrix Experience (above) cause raised eyebrows - though perhaps no French painter would have filled his studio with so many nudes at once." Source: 'Fall of the fig leaf' article. [Luigi Garuti]