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The Venus of Willendorf, Fertility Symbol, Pre-Historic sculpture, 30000-25000 BC, Female statuette (ivory), Egyptian, Middle Kingdom (2040-1640 BC), Venus of Badalona (marble) by Roman, (1st century AD),Venus, 1532 by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553)

Female Nude, c.1916 by Modigliani (1884-1920), "Suzanne au Bain", opalescent glass statuette by Rene Jules Lalique (1860-1945), Pin-Up in a Yellow Bathing Suit, c.1948 by Billy DeVorss (1908-85), Marilyn Monroe by American Photographer, Sandra, 1968 (scre

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In an age of fad diets, de-toxing and body obsession, one has to wonder where this fixation with the 'perfect' female body was born. From voluptuous curves to corseted waists, the female form body has been celebrated in all shapes and sizes, from prehistoric times to the modern day.

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