IASNA - International Association for the Study of the Nude in Art

The International Association for the Study of the Nude in Art (IASNA) is an international association of artists, art collectors and art enthusiasts who are passionate about the exploration and study of the nude form in art. We hope to advance the understanding of this subject matter as it relates to matters of art history as well as serve as a forum for art criticism within this genre. learn more about IASNA »

IASNA's Official Web Launch
A new resource of artistic information in art work depicting the nude.

Opportunity for Artist Exposure
We are now accepting submissions for art work to be included in our debut issue of Art & The Nude™ Digital Edition as well as our web site.

Featured Work of Art
This Month's Featured Work of Art
Nude and Violins
2006

by Vladislav Soltan

Recommended Books

1. The Nude: A Study of Ideal Art by Kenneth Clark
2. 1000 Masterpieces of Painting: NUDES by Jordi Vigue, Ramon de Jesus Rodriguez Ed.
3. Classical Drawing Atelier by Juliette Aristedes
4. Eighteenth-Century French Life-Drawing by James Henry Rubin with David Levine
5. Lessons From Michelangelo: Figure Drawing Based on Techniques of the Master by Michael Burban

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drawing by Alexander San Miguel

Venus de Milo
after unknown artist

by Alexander San Miguel,
2007, graphite on black paper,
9 x 12 in.