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Occasionally I wandered in where I was not wanted and gave truthful answers.
Sometimes I even did it deliberately. A little disruption now can prevent disaster later.

“The Nude Maja”

This is Francisco de Goya’s “The Nude Maja.”

When Goya painted this around 1800, the Catholic Church had banned the display of artistic nudes.

This may also be the first depiction of female pubic hair.

By today's standards this is fairly tame, but at the time it was scandalous.

I’m a naturist in both senses of the word. Life doesn’t always need clothes. I admire the human body. I hope you can too.

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