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Battle of the Nudes

Antonio del Pollaiuolo, 1470s–80s

Battle of the Nudes by Antonio del Pollaiuolo
Battle of the Nudes by Antonio del Pollaiuolo, 61 cm × 42 cm
1.70 m
Both at true scale.

61 cm × 42 cm

About the size of a bathroom mirror. You would need 3 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

This work 42 cm Phone 15 cm A4 sheet 30 cm Person 1.7 m Doorway 2.03 m
Height
42 cm
Width
61 cm
Medium
engraving
Kind
Print
Made in
Italy
Where the measurement comes from
Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it
Sheet: 42.4 x 60.9 cm (16 11/16 x 24 in.)
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

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Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?
61 cm × 42 cm. About the size of a bathroom mirror. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?
Made 1470s–80s. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?
Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund.
How was it made?
Engraving, made in Italy, Italy.
Who speaks for it?
Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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Hangs well beside

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.