The word nude entered the English dictionary in 1531, as a legal term "unsupported, not formally attested", from the Latin nudus 'naked, naked'. In the eighteenth century, it would be used to describe a painting or other work of art depicting a human figure in a state of almost or total undress. While the word nude has become positive in the history of art, due to its widespread use over the years For years the word nude has always been negative. In fact its definition is "without clothes on, without defense or protection, without necessary or desirable accessories". (1.) Art historians date the first nude to around 30-25,000 BC, when a small figurine of a corpulent woman, called Venus of Willendorf, was worshiped as a goddess. Being naked and feeling embarrassed about it will increase with the establishment of Christianity, in medieval times, when the only naked figures in art were Adam and Eve. In fact, by analyzing Egyptian and especially Greek art, historians realized how being naked was part of their ordinary life. All Greek gods or heroes were, in fact, naked. They also participated naked in the Olympic Games. Starting from the 13th century, artists began to rediscover classical antiquity and the nude began to appear again in the history of art. Artists such as Leonardo, Michelangelo and later Titian took a serious interest in anatomy and life drawing became part of workshop practice. But the scenes depicted were exclusively mythological or religious and the nudes were idealized. In the 17th century, artists such as Caravaggio and later Rubens used the nude in a more naturalistic way, although they were still used primarily in historical or religious paintings.1. http://www.wordvia.com/dictionaryDuring the 18th......middle of paper......in the Victorian era the relationship between artists and models was always a problem for society because it caused problems morals .Orpen and his contemporaries are proving that a sexual relationship with the model is, sometimes, real and they don't care. 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 describes this young woman is, to me, brilliant. She is naked but, in my opinion, her expression shows that she is very comfortable. In fact, she is sitting with her legs crossed on a bed, drinking tea and reading letters. She looks away from the viewer and seems lost in thought