Carved in high relief in white marble, a woman and the baby she holds are framed within a curved arch. The woman’s body faces us, but she turns her face to look down at the baby tucked into her left arm, to our right. The woman’s long hair is pulled back under a twisted band, and a few tendrils fall on her face. Her nose is pointed, and she has full lips over a narrow chin. Her dress is fastened on the chest with a button or brooch and is tied across the chest and high around the waist. The garment has elbow-length sleeves, and it falls in a swag across her hips over a long skirt that stops…
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Reclining Nude

Jean-Jacques Henner (French, 1829 - 1905)

n.d.

Medium
oil on canvas
Classification
Painting
Dimensions
overall: 27.4 x 41.5 cm (10 13/16 x 16 5/16 in.) ; framed: 48.3 x 61.6 x 6.4 cm (19 x 24 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CF
Credit line
Timken Collection
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Adult profiles and older: its museum's description or title mentions nudity. How works are placed

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