An image of the cover of the book 'The Art of Arousal: A Celebration of Erotic Art Throughout History' featuring a painting of a blond woman on the left side who is being kissed by a ghostly face coming out of the blue-grey background behind her.
Wadsworth Atheneum

The Art of Arousal

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A delightful tour through the sensual side of fine art, from America’s favorite sex therapist

This irresistible volume presents 130 of the most engagingly erotic paintings, sculptures, prints, and drawings from diverse eras and cultures, coupled with revealing commentaries about their sexual and aesthetic content. In its organization, The Art of Arousal traces the course of a sensual relationship. It begins by examining the elements of eroticism, and then progresses from flirtation and seduction through kisses and other foreplay before ultimately arriving at consummation and blissful exhaustion.

Details: 

Publisher: Abbeville Press

Author: Dr. Ruth K. Westheimer

Pages: 192

Hardcover

ISBN: 978-0789214218