historical accounts reveal that nude models for aspiring female artists were largely unavailable. women were barred from certain institutions because it was considered improper and possibly even dangerous for them to study from nude models. though men were given access to both male and female nudes, women were confined to learning anatomy from casts and models. it was not until 1893 that female students were allowed access to life drawing at the royal academy in london, and even then the model was required to be partially draped.