Male Nude
Guglielmo Marconi · c. 1870–75 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Guglielmo Marconi specialized in nude studies for use by painters and sculptors. Using children, women, and men as models, he photographed a variety of poses traditionally employed by models in academic studios. Artists purchased them because working from a photograph was much cheaper than hiring a live model. This photograph illustrates the developing close association in the late 1800s between photographers and artists.
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Details
- Maker
- Guglielmo Marconi (French, 1842–after 1885)
- Date
- c. 1870–75
- Medium
- albumen print from wet collodion negative
- Dimensions
- Image: 27.2 x 18.8 cm (10 11/16 x 7 3/8 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)
- Place of origin
- France
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- John L. Severance Fund
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0