Black-and-white photo of a white plaster statuette of a reclined muscular man on a textured rocky base, one arm raised behind his head.

Allegory of Science, plaster statuette

A white plaster statuette shows a muscular male figure reclined on a rocky, textured base, one arm raised behind his head and the other hand resting near his face. Rough modeling of the limbs and torso contrasts with the smoother, pale surface, in a grey-toned photograph.

Artist: Jean Baptiste Carpeaux
Date: 1865
Medium: Plaster
Source: Art Institute of Chicago
Size: 1686 × 1258 px

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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1865).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Ada Turnbull Hertle Endowment

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