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Study for Ariadne at Naxos by Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller

Study for Ariadne at Naxos

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller · 1783

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Artist
Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller
Date
1783
Location
Nationalmuseum
ART MOVEMENTS
Classicism
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THE ARTIST

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller

Adolf Ulrik Wertmüller, a Swedish Neoclassical painter, stirred controversy in America with his masterpiece, 'Danaë,' one of the earliest female nudes exhibited in the country.

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