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Studying the heroic nudities and noble attitudes of this bas-relief, Niccola rediscovered the right way of art—not by merely copying his model, but by divining the secret of the grand style.

From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by Symonds, John Addington

He likewise passed Venuses, Eves, Truths, all nudities, without remark or pause, acquainted of old with the simple-minded prudery of certain Americans, and not disrespectful to it.

From Aurora the Magnificent by Brownell, Gertrude Hall

The worthy Bailies and the Chief Constable who drew the line at Leighton and Solomon have overlooked the interesting nudities in their own Galleries.

From Without Prejudice by Zangwill, Israel

"The world's all title-page; there's no contents; The world's all face; the man who shows his heart, Is hooted for his nudities, and scorned."

From The Wing-and-Wing Le Feu-Follet by Cooper, James Fenimore

A tinted haze made dreamy all remotenesses, an veiled with illusions of colour the rugged nudities of rock.

From Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan Second Series by Hearn, Lafcadio