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JACQUES FRANCOIS AMAND. Male Nude, Study for Samson and Delilah

Male Nude, Study for Samson and Delilah. Artist: Jacques Francois Amand (French, 1730-1769). Dimensions: Height: 11 5/16 in. (28.7 cm) Width: 17 1/16 in. (43.3 cm). Date: ca.1730-1769. Jean François Amand, a student of the successful history painter, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre (1714-1789) made this study of a male nude as he prepared his entry for the 1756 Prix-de-Rome competition. His winning submission, <i>Samson and Delilah</i>, is today in the Landesmuseum Mainz. In the painting, this figure, who ties Samson's feet with rope, is depicted clothed and with a plumed helmet. The attribution to Amand was first suggested by Benjamin Peronnet.
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Male Nude, Study for Samson and Delilah
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Male Nude, Study for Samson and Delilah. Artist: Jacques Francois Amand (French, 1730-1769). Dimensions: Height: 11 5/16 in. (28.7 cm) Width: 17 1/16 in. (43.3 cm). Date: ca.1730-1769. Jean François Amand, a student of the successful history painter, Jean-Baptiste Marie Pierre (1714-1789) made this study of a male nude as he prepared his entry for the 1756 Prix-de-Rome competition. His winning submission, Samson and Delilah, is today in the Landesmuseum Mainz. In the painting, this figure, who ties Samson's feet with rope, is depicted clothed and with a plumed helmet. The attribution to Amand was first suggested by Benjamin Peronnet.
Technique/material:
Black and white chalk on brown paper
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
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Image size:
4111 x 3004 px | 35.3 MB
Print size:
34.8 x 25.4 cm | 13.7 x 10.0 in (300 dpi)
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