Nude

(nūd.) [From L. nudus, naked.) (Fine Arts.) The un draped human body. The study of the N. is equally important for the sculptor and the painter,because, although the latter comparatively seldom represents the human body entirely without covering, yet the appearance of that covering is determined by the structure of the frame. The reason why sculpture represents the naked figure so much more than painting is, because it can speak to the mind only through the form, while painting has the advantage of colors, which, conveying a lively idea of reality, compel the concealment of much of the body, and, in fact, afford the artist sufficient means of expre ion without such exposure. Nueva Leon, (nwe'vah la'on,) [Sp., " New Leon,"] a state of the Mexican Republic, situate bet. N. Lat. 24027° 30', W. Lon. 990-1000. Area, 16,687 sq. m. C. Monterey. Pop. 174,000. [s. 653]