Non-Muslims were targeted in a series of edicts, and were sometimes even killed for violating the guidelines of proper dress. It is not known when humans began wearing clothes, although there is some archaeological evidence to indicate that clothing may have become commonplace in human society around 72, years ago. The picture remained in Rubens' possession and had a particular importance for him. Anatomical studies of the human body were also executed by medical doctors. Duke University Press,— The Greeks were conscious of the exceptional nature of their nudity, noting that "generally in countries which are subject to the barbarians, the custom is held to be dishonourable; lovers of youths share the evil repute in which philosophy and naked sports are held, because they are inimical to tyranny;"  In both ancient Greece and ancient Romepublic nakedness was also accepted in the context of public bathing.
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Category:Paintings of nude standing females in the 18th century
Among their bad qualities are the following. During the s, nude swimming became a public offense in Great Britain. Is the nude just an instrument of oppression? Commodore Matthew Perry 's interpreter Rev. Cambridge University Press,—