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Antonio del Pollaiuolo: Battle of the Nudes  wikidata:Q2984746 reasonator:Q2984746 q:it:Battaglia di dieci uomini nudi
Artist
Antonio del Pollaiuolo  (–1498)  wikidata:Q318640 q:it:Antonio del Pollaiolo
 
Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Alternative names
Birth name: Antonio di Jacopo d'Antonio Benci
Description Italian painter, sculptor, engraver, graphic artist, architect and drawer
brother of Piero del Pollaiolo
Date of birth/death 17 January 1429 / 17 January 1433 Edit this at Wikidata 4 February 1498 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Florence Edit this at Wikidata Rome Edit this at Wikidata
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creator QS:P170,Q318640
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Title
Battle of the Nudes Edit this at Wikidata
title QS:P1476,en:"Battle of the Nudes Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Len,"Battle of the Nudes Edit this at Wikidata"
label QS:Lsl,"Bitka golih mož (gravura)"
label QS:Lde,"Kampf der 10 Nackten"
label QS:Lit,"Battaglia di dieci uomini nudi"
label QS:Lfr,"Combat d'hommes nus"
label QS:Lnl,"Battle of the 10 Nudes"
Object type print Edit this at Wikidata
Description
This engraving is one of the earliest Renaissance prints to portray the nude male body in action. Pollaiuolo’s grimacing warriors appear like clones in different poses. The print may have functioned as a model for workshop apprentices studying human anatomy while learning to draw; however, the artist’s Latin signature suggests it also had an audience educated in literature. Art historians remain uncertain whether Pollaiuolo intended to depict a particular story or historical event. It is possible he created a deliberately ambiguous allegory that would appeal to patrons interested in interpreting symbols. For example, the continuous chain shared by the two central men could refer to an ancient idea that the body is the chain of the soul, only to be released in death.
Date between circa 1470 and circa 1475
date QS:P,+1470-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1470-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1475-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium engraving
Dimensions Sheet: 42.4 x 60.9 cm (16 11/16 x 24 in.); Platemark: 42 x 60.4 cm (16 9/16 x 23 3/4 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q657415
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Accession number
1967.127
Place of creation Italy, 15th century
Credit line Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
References https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.12
Source/Photographer https://clevelandart.org/art/1967.127
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