December 1985 Issue [Article] Nakedness veiled with paint Download PDF Adjust Share Renoir's sweet chastity by John Berger, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 19th century Auguste Renoir Female nude in art More from John Berger Silent Majority From Portraits, by John Berger, which was published last month by Verso. A contributing editor of Harper’s Magazine, Berger is the author of numerous books, including Ways of Seeing (1972). Some Notes on Song The rhythms of listening Seeing through lies Jean-Michel Basquiat Adjust Share