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Male Nude
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineMale Nude, c. 1870–75. Guglielmo Marconi (French, 1842–after 1885). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.357
