The word nude entered the English dictionary in 1531, as a legal term "not substantiated, not formally attested", from the Latin nudus "naked, naked". In the 18th century, it was used to describe a painting or other work of art representing a human figure in a state of almost or total undress. If the word nude has become positive in art history, due to its wide use over time. For years, the word naked has always been negative. In fact, its definition is “having no clothing, having no defense or protection, lacking necessary or desirable accessories.” (1.) Art historians have dated the first nude to around 30-25,000 BC, when a small statuette of a stout woman, called Venus of Willendorf, was worshiped as a goddess. Being naked and being embarrassed about it would increase after the advent of Christianity, in medieval times, when the only naked figures in art were Adam and Eve. By analyzing, in fact, Egyptian and especially Greek art, historians realized to what extent being naked was part of art. of their ordinary lives. All the Greek gods or heroes were indeed naked. They also participated naked in the Olympic Games. From the 13th century, artists began to rediscover classical antiquity and the nude began to reappear in art history. Artists such as Leonardo, Michelangelo and later Titian took a serious interest in anatomy and life drawing became an integral part of studio practice. But the scenes depicted were exclusively mythological or religious and the nudes were idealized. In the 17th century, artists like Caravaggio and later Rubens used the nude in a more naturalistic way, although they were still primarily used in historical or religious paintings.1. http://www.wordvia.com/dictionaryIn the 18th century... middle of article......during the Victorian period, the relationship between artists and models was always a problem for society because it caused problems morals. .Orpen and his contemporaries show that a sexual relationship with the model is sometimes true and they do not care about it. Another work that shows a sensual and new representation of the nude is Early Morning (plate 10). This painting was exhibited in 1922, so it cannot be included in Victorian painting but it is, in my opinion, very important to see the progress society has made in accepting the nude. The way he represents this young woman is brilliant for me. She is naked but, in my opinion, her expression shows that she is very comfortable. She is in fact sitting cross-legged on a bed, drinking tea and reading letters. She looks away from the viewer and seems absorbed in her thoughts