Etude de nu féminin
Description: Etude de nu féminin c. 1865
Marconi made albumen prints from wet collodion plates. The poses of Marconis figures often resemble those of classical and Renaissance sculptures. He used male as well as female bodies in his works, and generally avoided props and complex backdrops, often favouring neutral settings. For this reason the focus in his photographs is on the form of the body – its physical movements, musculature and flexibility. He sometimes took pictures of tensed bodies in unusual positions that would have been challenging for live models to sustain during longer painting sessions.There is artistic variety in the poses. Some of his models look directly at the camera, like this one, whereas others are photographed in profile.
Artist: Gaudenzio Marconi (1841-1885)
Produt type: Albumen print, mounted on cardboard
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Dimensions: 19.3 x 26 cm
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