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Allegory

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Allegory

Date unknown

Medium

Oil on canvas, laid down on wood

Tags

Fruit Female Nudes

Dimensions

Oval, 28 x 34 1/2 in. (71.1 x 87.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Martin Birnbaum, 1959

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Rights

Public Domain

About William Etty

1787–1849 • United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandKingdom of Great Britain

Painter mostly known for his life studies. He is particularly admired for the way he painted glowing and voluptuous flesh. He also did paintings of mythological and historical subjects. He trained at the Royal Academy schools and with Thomas Lawrence. British painter, York, England. Comment on works: Genre; Portraits; Mythology

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