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Photography of the nude

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Nude in art

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Images about Photography of the nude

26 images from works
  • A young woman, posing naked in a photographic studio, sitting on the arm of a "Roman" chair. Photograph, ca.1900.
  • A young woman posing naked but for a long veil, leaning back in a chair, in a photographic studio, in front of a curtain. Stereo photograph, ca.1900.
  • A young African man posing naked, holding a stick and a piece of cloth, in front of a painted backdrop.
  • A man posing naked, with his back to the camera, standing on a rocky outcrop.
  • A man posing naked in a boxing stance with his fists raised, on a deserted beach.
  • A man posing naked, standing with his back to the camera on a rocky outcrop in a leafy landscape.
  • A young woman seated on a low balustrade posing naked.
  • A man posing naked, seated on a rocky outcrop in a leafy landscape.
  • A woman posing naked leaning on a table with a book under her arm.
  • A young woman posing naked in a photographic studio, standing in front of a table on which is a vase of flowers. Stereo photograph, ca.1900.
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Works from the collections

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    A young North African woman, posing naked standing on some rocks, against a painted background in a photographic studio. Photograph, ca.1900.

    | Reference: 548603i
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    A young woman posing naked, standing in a photographic studio.

    | Date: [between 1900 and 1910] | Reference: 540568i
    Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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    A Roumaine (Romanian woman) posing naked leaning against an ornamental urn.

    | Reference: 532017i
    Part of: Photographic portraits of women: Romania and Armenia.
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    A set of four pictures of Egyptian women posing naked in a photographic studio.

    | Date: [approximately 1900] | Reference: 535502i
    Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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    A young North African woman, posing naked holding a tambourine, against a plain background in a photographic studio.

    | Date: [1900] | Reference: 548608i
    Part of: The Fallaize Collection.
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Female nude in art
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