Male Nude

About the Artwork

Guglielmo Marconi specialized in nude studies for use by painters and sculptors. Using children, women, and men as models, he photographed a variety of poses traditionally employed by models in academic studios. Artists purchased them because working from a photograph was much cheaper than hiring a live model.

Inscriptions

Written in negative: "45."

Provenance

?–1996: (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH December 2, 1996–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Exhibition history

France in the Time of Manet and Morisot. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 10-August 23, 2026).

Quick Overview

Artist: Guglielmo Marconi (French, 1842–after 1885)
Date: c. 1870–75
Medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative
Dimensions: Image: 27.2 x 18.8 cm (10 11/16 x 7 3/8 in.); Matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.)
Type: Photograph
Classification: Photograph
Department: Photography
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund
Accession no.: 1996.357

Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.