Reclining Nude, 1917, Oil on canvas, 23 7/8 x 36 1/2 in. (60.6 x 92.7 cm), Paintings, Amedeo Modigliani (Italian, Livorno 1884–1920 Paris), Modigliani’s celebrated series of reclining nudes, begun in 1916, are influenced by Italian Renaissance representations of Venus and other idealized female figures. In this painting from 1917, the model’s stylized, outlined body spans the entire canvas; viewed close-up and from above, her hands and feet disappear outside the frame as her creamy skin glows against the dark red bed or couch
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Reclining Nude, 1917, Oil, canvas, 23 7/8 x 36 1/2, 60.6 92.7 cm, Paintings, Amedeo Modigliani, Italian, Livorno, 1884–1920, Paris, Modigliani, celebrated, series, reclining nudes, begun, 1916, influenced, Italian Renaissance, representations, Venus, idealized female, figures, painting, model, stylized, outlined body, spans, entire canvas, viewed close-up, hands, feet disappear, outside, frame, creamy skin, glows, dark red, bed, couch
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