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~1630, Alessandro Algardi, Dadoforo, il portatore di torcia

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Domenico Passignano (1559 – 1638)

Bathers at San Niccolo,detail,c 1600.

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Jean-Baptiste Poncet, 1827/1901

A young flute player by the sea, 1861

Larger than natural, the painting is 75"/57"

Note, the lizard, considered a good luck charm in many cultures, it symbolizes regeneration, so here the young boy carrying new seed.

This one plays the Aulos.

Called “aulete” he had a central role in the sacrifices and in the Panhellenic Games had the role of conductor in the ancient “orchestra”.

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-Crowned love and profane Love-

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The Bath (1951) painted by Paul Cadmus

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Paul Cadmus (1904-1999), 'Sunbather'

Comments on this elsewhere have included "Perineum sunning before it became a 'thing' " and "Sooner or later someone will come along."

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Danny and tee-shirt.Acrylic ink on Fabriano paper.Approx 9x9inches.KRWall

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The Dream. Lin Yin Fu.

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play time

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Naomi Shalev

Brother

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Josef @incrediblyaveragejoe and Ahmad @madmaksooo looking handsome posing at @rswiader #johnmacconnell #ballpointpen #sketch #lifedrawing https://www.instagram.com/p/CoAscaQJF3I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Nicolas-Guy Brenet (French, 1728 - 1792), Sleeping Endymion, 1757, Worcester Art Museum, Massachusetts

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Todd Yeager

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Lorenzo Lippi ( 1606 – 1665)

The Triumph of David.