Breasts
A symbol of femininity, women's breasts have a fascinating history. Over the ages they have been variously bound, mutilated, corseted, and, finally, fully displayed by topless bathers on the beach. And there are plenty of terms to describe them...
Breasts have allowed artists to attract attention by illustrating tantalising cleavages, naked objects of seduction. From the divine breast of the Middle Ages (the Virgin Mary feeding baby Jesus), to the erotic breast of Agnès Sorel...no-one knows exactly who said: "Couvrez ce sein que je ne saurais voir" ("Cover up that bosom which I can't endure to look on")...