Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1431 - 1498) was a renowned goldsmith, sculptor, painter and draftsman of the Italian Renaissance. The Cleveland Museum of Art owns the only known first state impression of his celebrated engraving Battle of the Nudes.
Antonio del Pollaiuolo (1431-1498)
Battle of the Nudes, 1470's-1480's
Florence 15th century
42.4cm x 60.9 cm;
J.H. Wade Fund 1967.127.
Photo courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art
In this exhibition, the Battle of the Nudes is presented in the context of related prints, drawings, sculptures and a painting, by Pollaiuolo and some of his contemporaries.
Cleveland Museum of Art Web Site
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