Public domain
Male Nude
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Pornographic photography was strictly prosecuted in the 19th century. One way of lending a photograph of a nude some standing, and thus make it acceptable, was to have the model assume a pose derived from classical sculpture. The pose in this photograph seems loosely based on the famous Dying Gaul.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineMale Nude. c. 1880. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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