A tribute to the early photography pioneers. Classic photos of naked women. Vintage nudes from the beginnings of photography. XIX century. Censors and Puritans calmly, only the mild nudity of a piece of a buttock or a bare breast … 

Photos in the order they appear in the movie: 

1.Oscar Gustav Rejlander Study for “Two Ways of Life” ca. 1857, printed 1987British, born Sweden 

2. Title: [Female Nude from the Back] Artist: Unknown (French)Date: 1870s 

3. Félix-Jacques-Antoine Moulin 1850 

4. Female Nude, Reclining, in Profile ca. 1853 Julien Vallou de Villeneuve 

5. Female Nude with Mask] ca. 1870 

6. Unknown artist, 1840s 

7. Female Nude from the Back ca. 1889 Thomas Eakins American

 8. 1856–59 Nadar French

 9. Nude Standing by Bed ca. 1854 Auguste Belloc French 

10.1853–54 Eugène Durieu French

 11.1851–53 Julien Vallou de Villeneuve French 

12. Young Woman, Nude, From the Front with Hand Over Face] The 1860s Unknown 

13. Young Woman, Nude, Full Figure in Profile The 1860s Unknown 

14. Nude Woman with Hat in Studio The 1870s–90s Unknown 

15. ca. 1855 Circle of Louis-Adolphe Humbert de Molard 

16. Female nude reclining on a Recamier sofa ca. 1856 Gustave Le Gray French 

17. 1856–59 Nadar French 

18. Nude with Mirror ca. 1850 Unknown 

19. ca. 1850 Unknown 

20. 1860–61 Nadar French 

21. 1853–54 Eugène Durieu French 

22. Ariadne 1857 Oscar Gustav Rejlander British, born Sweden

 23. Nude Before a Mirror ca. 1857 Attributed to Bruno Braquehais French 

24. Julien Vallou de Villeneuve French 

25. Franck-François-Genès Chauvassaignes French 

26. Félix-Jacques-Antoine Moulin,French 

27. Nude Posed as Danae The 1850s Attributed to Bruno Braquehais French 

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Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City www.metmuseum.org Music : Youtube Audio Library