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Concept

Male nude in art

Images

  • Hermes. Photographic postcard after E. Herter, 193-.
  • Wall Painting of Theseus, Slayer of the Minotaur.
  • The head of a man composed of writhing nude figures. Oil painting by F. Balbi.
  • Two men wrestling. Photograpic postcard, 193-.
  • Saint Sebastian. Process print after Guido Reni, 190-.
  • Mercury discovering the caduceus. Photographic postcard by Neurdein frères after A. Idrac, 191-.
  • A boy seated on a rock, his head resting on his knees. Process print after J. H. Flandrin, 193-.
  • A sculpture of a warrior. Photographic postcard after F. Heinemann, 191-.
  • Antinous. Photographic postcard, 191-.
  • The drunken Hercules urinating. Photographic postcard, 196-.
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Catalogue

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    Young men bathing naked in the Tiber. Process print after Georges Paul Leroux, 1909.

    | Date: [1909?] | Reference: 2047136i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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    Perseus slaying Medusa. Photographic postcard after L.-H. Marqueste, 191-.

    | Date: [between 1910 and 1919?] | Reference: 2045846i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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    A naked man sitting on fabric. Photographic postcard, 192-.

    | Date: [between 1920 and 1929] | Reference: 2047083i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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    A naked young man leaning on fabric-covered furniture. Photographic postcard, 192-.

    | Date: [between 1920 and 1929?] | Reference: 2047084i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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    Cupid (?). Photographic postcard, 191-.

    | Date: [between 1910 and 1919?] | Reference: 2045634i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
All works (130)

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