books.google.ca - Anyone who examines the history of western art must be struck by the prevalence of images of the female body. More than any other subject, the female nude connotes 'art'. The framed image of a female body, hung on the walls of an art gallery, is an icon of western culture, a symbol of civilization and...http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_Female_Nude.html?id=_Jk7TkZNqWQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareThe Female Nude