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Hotties in Art

Brief Description
Has an artwork ever made you hot under the collar? How often have you walked through a gallery, tried to focus on the text panel, but really, just been enamoured by the drop-dead gorgeous guy staring back at you? It's magical to think how art can... Read More
Format: Hardback
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The perfect introduction to art for anyone with a pulse, this is the story of art - through movements, centuries and countries - told through the most sizzling portraits ever made.

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Has an artwork ever made you hot under the collar? How often have you walked through a gallery, tried to focus on the text panel, but really, just been enamoured by the drop-dead gorgeous guy staring back at you?

It's magical to think how art can make you blush, sometimes thousands of years after it was made. Painters still get our pulse racing with a few strokes of their brush, as do the sculptors who turned stone into supple skin using their hammers and chisels, and the photographers who captured freeze-frames that still set hearts aflame.

Offering a fresh and humorous introduction to art and written by Museum Bums co-author Jack Shoulder, this book searches art history, across movements and throughout the world, to find the most alluring artworksβ€”some famous while others rarely ever seen before. Whether you are looking for boyfriend material, a heavenly hunk, a bright young thing, or even holding out for a hero, there is a Museum Hottie carefully curated for you.

So if your idea of dating the 'Bachelor' is absolute hell and you'd prefer an evening with Dr Pozzi by John Singer Sargeant, or if you'd happily exchange a doomscroll on Tinder for a late evening at the National Portrait Gallery, swipe right through the pages of this book and find your new art history boyfriend.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781529452457

Publisher: Quercus Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 September 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Greenfinch

Illustration: Approx 60 works of art

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 220.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 160

About the Author

Jack Shoulder is a writer, historian and educator who helps people see the world from a new perspective. His debut book, Museum Bums: A Cheeky look at Butts in Art History (with callipygian collaborator Mark Small) encouraged people to do just that by taking a look at the stories behind some of the most famous works of art in the world. He can often be found in museums and galleries sharing stories, secrets and salacious gossip about people from the past. If you exist on the internet, you can find Jack on Instagram and BlueSky.

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