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Bronze statuette of a standing man in a short tunic looking down at a nude woman lying asleep on a carved scrolled couch.

Bireno and Olimpia

A dark bronze statuette shows a standing man in a short draped tunic gazing down at a nude woman reclining on a carved scrolled couch. Her body is lax and turned away, one arm folded above her head, with foliage and scrolls beneath her on a rectangular base.

Artist
Ferdinando Tacca
Date
1640–50
Medium
Bronze with traces of red-gold lacquer
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2052 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1650).
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, Major Acquisitions Centennial Endowment; through prior gift of The George F. Harding Collection

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