The epithet gained traction from the widespread sense that Ingres, the painter of such anatomically improbable nudes as “Grand Odalisque” (1814), was already surpassingly perverse. By the time ...

including Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres’s portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte, Islamic architecture, and hip hop culture. “I believe it’s possible to hold twin desires in your head, such as the desire to ...

Ling Jian is a contemporary Chinese painter best known for his portraits of Asian women in surreal, sexualized environments. Reminiscent of the polished works of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, Ling’s ...