Synopsis
Mary Beard looks at how Christianity has influenced the depiction of human bodies in Western art.
- Programme: Mary Beard's Shock of the Nude
- Series: 1
- Episode: 2
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2020
- Religious Education | Christianity | Practices | Art as an expression of Christianity
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
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