Study of a Nude Woman, Seated Looking to the Right (recto) Study of a Male Nude (verso)
c. 1810
black and white chalk (both stumped)
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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Pierre-Paul Prud'hon was raised in the Cluny abbey by monks, who recognized and encouraged his artistic talent as a boy.
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