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Best female nudes in Russian art

We chose 12 paintings depicting nude women, trying to answer the main question: why have Russian women always been so admired?
By Ksenia Isaeva
Bathsheba, Karl Bruyllov. 1832
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Karl Bruyllov

Bathsheba, Karl Bruyllov. 1832
Diana Dressing, Alexey Venetsianov. 1840

Alexey Venetsianov

Diana Dressing, Alexey Venetsianov. 1840
The Model, Ilya Repin. 1895

Ilya Repin

The Model, Ilya Repin. 1895
Nude Wash, Fyodor Bronnikov

Fyodor Bronnikov

Nude Wash, Fyodor Bronnikov
Female nude

Konstantin Makovsky

A Model, Konstantin Makovsky
Nude, Fillipp Malyavin

Fillipp Malyavin

Nude, Fillipp Malyavin
Naked Woman, Valentin Serov. 1910

Valentin Serov

Naked Woman, Valentin Serov. 1910
Female nude

Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin

Bacchante, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin. 1912
Russian Venus, Ilya Mashkov. 1914

Ilya Mashkov

Russian Venus, Ilya Mashkov. 1914
Standing Nude, Alexandre Jacovleff. 1928

Alexandre Jacovleff

Standing Nude, Alexandre Jacovleff. 1928
Female nude

Boris Kustodiev

The Beauty, Boris Kustodiev. 1915
Female nude

Zinaida Serebriakova

Reclining Nude, Zinaida Serebriakova. 1935
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March 9, 2015
Tags: Art, painting

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