A muscular male figure standing on a pedestal, holding a staff in his right hand and raising his left arm above his head. The background is dark, emphasizing the statue's details. The base of the statue bears some inscriptions.

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Creugas de Canova. Vatican

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James Anderson

British Photographer · 1813–1877

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James Anderson was born Isaac Atkinson in Blencarn, Cumberland, England and studied painting in Paris as William Nugent Dunbar. In 1838 he moved to Rome and began to produce sculpture as James Anderson, which remained his professional name. Eleven years later he took up photography, opening a studio in Rome in 1853. Anderson specialized in reproductions of works of art, publishing frequent catalog

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Date
1859
Medium
Albumen silver print
Culture
British
Department
Photographs
Institution
Getty Museum
Object ID
3688c3a5-ca14-48d2-802f-ecd56ba8d722

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Photograph of a statue depicting the ancient Greek pugilist or boxer, Creugas, by Antonio Canova. The statue portrays Creugas as a nude male figure in a fighting stance, standing with his legs apart. His left arm is raised at an angle, with his fist above his head. His clenched right hand is positioned to his side.

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