1. “Nana at Last Unveil’d? Problems of the Modern Nude” by Peter Brooks
Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart and Donna Gallagher
Based on a presentation by:
Lindsey Malaney and Micah McMillan
24 May 2004

2. Why is this birthing scene significant to Brooks’ article?
Key Terms
VENUS:
Why is this birthing scene significant to Brooks’ article?

3. Key Terms
BACCHANTE:

4. Key Terms
PLEIN AIR:
How does Zola use this term in to describe paintings such as Edouard Manet’s Le Dejeuner Sur L’herbe?

5. Key Terms
REALISTS:

6. Summary of Nana by Zola
Who is Nana?
How does Zola present Nana?

7. Summary of Brooks
What are some of the problems of the Modern Nude?

8. Discussion questions:
What does Zola suggest about classical nudes and realism? Which does he seem to prefer?
How does Brooks differentiate between academic and modern nudity in art?

9. Concluding Question
Nudity in art—base/vulgar vs. real aesthetic value; how far is too far?