Male Nude Study
| Title | Male Nude Study |
|---|---|
| Artist | Anton Raphael Mengs |
| Medium | black chalk on paper washed gray |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Gift of Howard Sturges |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Male Nude Study” is a work by Anton Raphael Mengs. It is executed in black chalk on paper washed gray and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as drawing. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to 18th century. Explore the wider set of works from the 18th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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