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Friday, January 8, 2021


My guess is that this is a Renaissance work or a copy of a Classical piece.

 

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  1. That is lovely. Great open leg pose..

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  2. Hermann Wilhelm Bissen 1798-1868: The wrathful Achilles, 1864-66. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Apparently the Carlsberg family does more than brew beer; they also have a significant art museum.

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    1. Thanks, Tom. The Victorians usually used fig leaves, so this one completely threw me as to era. But then he was German or Danish, so that might make a difference.

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