In Seated Nude (1918), how is the Description discussed?
Seated Nude was painted in the time when the Futurists’ movement in Paris stopped painting traditional nudes, however Modigliani took the challenge to paint the nudes for the pure sense of painting. Simultaneously abstracted and erotically detailed, they exhibit a formal grace referencing nude figures of the Italian Renaissance while at the same time objectifying their subjects' sexuality; they "exemplify his position between tradition and modernism".  The nudes of this period are "displayed boldly, with only the faintest suggestion of setting.... neither demure nor provocative, they are depicted with a degree of objectivity. Yet the uniformly thick, rough application of paint— as if applied by a sculptor's hand— is more concerned with mass and the visceral perception of the female body than with titillation and the re-creation of translucent, tactile flesh".The painting combines classic elements and abstract way of painting. Seated Nude is painted in a modern style characterized by elongation of faces and figures recalling works of Titian, Goya and Velazques.
Italian Renaissance Goya Titian Futurists Velazques