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White marble sculpture of a nude woman flanked by two figures emerging from a rough stone block on a square base.

The Solitude of the Soul

A white marble sculpture of a nude female figure stands at center, flanked by two draped or partly shaded figures emerging from a rough block. Their bodies twist around a carved, textured rear panel with a patterned top edge, on a rectangular base. The stone surfaces range from smooth skin to rough, chiselled background.

Artist
Lorado Taft
Date
Modeled in plaster 1901; sculpted in marble 1914
Medium
Marble
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2106 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1914).
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, Friends of American Art Collection

Español: La soledad del alma, escultura en mármol de Lorado Taft

Una escultura de mármol blanco muestra una figura femenina desnuda en el centro, flanqueada por dos figuras que emergen de un bloque áspero, parcialmente sombreadas. Sus cuerpos se retuercen alrededor de un panel posterior tallado y texturizado, con un borde superior decorado, sobre una base rectangular. Las superficies van de la piel lisa al fondo de piedra cincelada.

Português: A solidão da alma, escultura em mármore de Lorado Taft

Uma escultura de mármore branco mostra uma figura feminina nua no centro, ladeada por duas figuras que emergem de um bloco áspero, parcialmente sombreadas. Seus corpos se torcem em torno de um painel traseiro esculpido e texturizado, com borda superior padronizada, sobre uma base retangular. As superfícies vão da pele lisa ao fundo de pedra cinzelada.