The Form of Seduction – The Female Body in Art of the 1900s, Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna, Until October 5, 2014
Few places are more ideal than the Eternal City for an exhibition that hails the seductive power of women in 20th-century art. The sun's plays of light on the ornate facades of the historic Renaissance buildings in Rome's ancient streets provide a perfect backdrop for inducing sensuous outflows of romance among couples. Among the approximately 130 works of art on display are suggestive portraits by Man Ray, iconic nudes by Amedeo Modigliani, and many other well-known and lesser-known oeuvres representing all currents and forms of art from the 1900s.
The exhibition is divided into five sections devoted to different aspects of seduction exerted by the female body, from seemingly childish and naïve flirtations to conscious and almost brutal provocations replete with sexual energy, of the type that have clouded minds and inflamed passions like raging wildfires.
Viale delle Belle Arti 131
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