The naked human body is one of the oldest motifs in the history of art. Artists have been exploring the depiction of the human body in artworks for centuries. The nude is the starting point for a multitude of social and cultural discussions – it fascinates and provokes at the same time. The nude tells stories of social development, revolt and change over the centuries.
The exhibition Metamorphoses: Power. Violence. Gender will open in the Kadriorg Art Museum on 10 October. The display consists of a selection of works based on Ovid’s well-known myths from the collections of Estonian, Czech, French and Swedish museums, as well as rare historical publications of Metamorphoses from libraries. The exhibition’s point of departure is the ceiling painting of the main hall of Kadriorg Palace, Diana and Actaeon, which depicts one of the widely known myths from Ovid’s Metamorphoses.
