The concept of boudoir photography or art is not a new one. You’ll find boudoir photographs from as early as the 1840s, according to Warren, Lynne (2005-11-15), the Encyclopedia of Twentieth-Century Photography, 3-Volume Set. Routledge. p. 448, or in the late 19th and early 20th century you’ll find photographs of pin-up girls captured in a sensual way. But, if you look further back, you’ll find nude women painted indoors and out even as early as the Renaissance in the 1400s and 1500s art. It is not considered boudoir photography, but as an art form, I believe, it is very close to what it is considered today.
The other interesting thought is that in the past we, humankind, the artists were not interested only in ideal bodies. On the contrary, you’ll find both very slim and what was in Renaissance considered a healthy weight in equal measure. As a matter of fact, nude art goes as far back as Ancient Greek paintings and sculptures and beyond. It is only in the 20th century that humankind has become more shy when it came to nude and partially nude art and photography.
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