'Masculine/Masculine' Explores Male Nude Throughout Art History And We Couldn't Be Happier (NSFW)

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"L'Ecole de Platon" (The School of Plato) by Belgian artist Jean Deville . (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)

FRANCE---On this most glorious of seasons, one museum is going where not so many have gone before, exploring artistic depictions of the nude throughout time. The male nude, that is. The Musee D'Orsay's highly anticipated "Masculine/Masculine" features male-centric artworks spanning from the 18th century to present day. The high brow peep show is divided thematically into depictions of religion, mythology, athleticism, homosexuality, and shifting notions of manliness. The exhibition was in part inspired by Leopold Museum "Nude Men" exhibition in Vienna last year (See below). [link]

"Vive la France" by French artists Pierre et Gilles. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)

"Eminem: about to blow" by US artist David LaChapelle. (Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP/Getty Images)