Figura contemplativa

The human body is one of the oldest and most popular themes in visual art. From ancient ideals of harmony and proportion, through medieval symbolic concepts, Renaissance interest in anatomy and physicality, Baroque dynamism, to modern and contemporary approaches, in which the figure is often simplified and abstracted. Throughout art history, the body has undergone many transformations in line with the aesthetic ideals, religious beliefs, level of knowledge, and social context of each era.

This selection of paintings, sculptures, drawings, and prints from Patrik Šimon’s collection allows us to trace the continuity and fundamental changes in the artistic interpretation of human physicality from antiquity to the present day.

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