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Clytie

William Henry Rinehart

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The statue depicts a nude woman standing on a rectangular stone pedestal. She is Caucasian with her hair styled back. Her left leg is slightly behind her right leg. Her arms are down by her sides, with her left hand positioned near her groin. A flower or fruit is in her right hand. A carving resembling leaves or a plant extends from her right hip down the side of the pedestal. The statue is white marble. The background is a gray wall.

Artwork details

Date:
1869–70; carved 1872
Medium:
Marble
Culture:
American
Dimensions:
500 × 625 px
Museum record:
View original
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