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Barechested Collection (page 4)

"Barechested: A Glimpse into the Strength and Vulnerability of Humanity" In a vintage Rocky Marciano postcard, the legendary boxer stands tall

Background imageBarechested Collection: Madawaska-Acadian Light-Heavy, 1940 (oil on masonite)

Madawaska-Acadian Light-Heavy, 1940 (oil on masonite)
985308 Madawaska-Acadian Light-Heavy, 1940 (oil on masonite) by Hartley, Marsden (1877-1943); 101.6x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Madawaska-Acadian Light-Heavy)

Background imageBarechested Collection: Studies for a Flagellation: A Man Scourging and the Head of Christ, (black and white chalk, pastel)

Studies for a Flagellation: A Man Scourging and the Head of Christ, (black and white chalk, pastel)
990011 Studies for a Flagellation: A Man Scourging and the Head of Christ, (black and white chalk, pastel) by Bassano, Jacopo (Jacopo da Ponte) (1510-92); 38x24 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBarechested Collection: Saint Sebastian prepared for Martydom, c. 1622 (oil on canvas)

Saint Sebastian prepared for Martydom, c. 1622 (oil on canvas)
827727 Saint Sebastian prepared for Martydom, c.1622 (oil on canvas) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 142x194 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Sebastian prepared for Martydom)

Background imageBarechested Collection: Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest, Oregon, 1939

Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest, Oregon, 1939. Creator: Dorothea Lange
Unemployed lumber worker goes with his wife to the bean harvest. Note social security number tattooed on his arm. Oregon

Background imageBarechested Collection: Cao Zheng (Sotoki Sosei), from the series 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular... c1827 / 30

Cao Zheng (Sotoki Sosei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular... c1827 / 30
Cao Zheng (Sotoki Sosei), from the series " One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)", c. 1827/30

Background imageBarechested Collection: Wu Song (Seikaken no san Busho), from the series 'One Hundred and Eight Heroes of... c. 1827 / 30

Wu Song (Seikaken no san Busho), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of... c. 1827 / 30
Wu Song (Seikaken no san Busho), from the series " One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the [Popular] Water Margin ([Tsuzoku] Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)", c. 1827/30

Background imageBarechested Collection: The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Nobutsuras wife Karumo and Otani Oniji I as Tahara Matata... 1747

The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Nobutsuras wife Karumo and Otani Oniji I as Tahara Matata... 1747
The Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Nobutsuras wife Karumo and Otani Oniji I as Tahara Matataro in the play " Shusse Momijigari, " performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747

Background imageBarechested Collection: Egyptian Artifact Male Form. Creator: Viet Chu

Egyptian Artifact Male Form. Creator: Viet Chu
Egyptian Artifact Male Form

Background imageBarechested Collection: Fakirs Wounding Themselves, c1891. Creator: James Grant

Fakirs Wounding Themselves, c1891. Creator: James Grant
Fakirs Wounding Themselves, c1891. From " Cassells Illustrated History of India Vol. II.", by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris and New York]

Background imageBarechested Collection: Mick Jagger & Keith Richards. Creator: Dan Springer

Mick Jagger & Keith Richards. Creator: Dan Springer
Mick Jagger & Keith Richards

Background imageBarechested Collection: A Triptych: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, the Magdalen, Saint John the Evangelist

A Triptych: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, the Magdalen, Saint John the Evangelist
659307 A Triptych: Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, the Magdalen, Saint John the Evangelist and Angels; on the Wings Christ Offered Vinegar Before the Crucifixion and the Lamentation

Background imageBarechested Collection: Shukongojin, Kamakura Period, 12th / 14th century. Creator: Unknown

Shukongojin, Kamakura Period, 12th / 14th century. Creator: Unknown
Shukongojin, Kamakura Period, 12th/14th century. A wooden sculpture of a muscular red figure with flaming hair and a third eye, stares fiercely down at us

Background imageBarechested Collection: The Youngest Daughter, January 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

The Youngest Daughter, January 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
The Youngest Daughter, January 1894

Background imageBarechested Collection: Lent, February 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

Lent, February 1894. Creator: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Lent, February 1894

Background imageBarechested Collection: Four Recruits in White Dhotis, page from the Fraser Album, Company School, c. 1815 / 16

Four Recruits in White Dhotis, page from the Fraser Album, Company School, c. 1815 / 16
Four Recruits in White Dhotis, page from the Fraser Album, Company School, c. 1815/16

Background imageBarechested Collection: Figure of a Standing Warrior, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Figure of a Standing Warrior, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Figure of a Standing Warrior, A.D. 650/800

Background imageBarechested Collection: Standing Male Figure, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown

Standing Male Figure, A. D. 650 / 800. Creator: Unknown
Standing Male Figure, A.D. 650/800

Background imageBarechested Collection: Relief of a Falling Warrior, 2nd century. Creator: Unknown

Relief of a Falling Warrior, 2nd century. Creator: Unknown
Relief of a Falling Warrior, 2nd century

Background imageBarechested Collection: Nothing But Cheerful Looks Followed the Bat, c. 1900. Creator: Frederic Remington

Nothing But Cheerful Looks Followed the Bat, c. 1900. Creator: Frederic Remington
Nothing But Cheerful Looks Followed the Bat, c. 1900

Background imageBarechested Collection: La Pensee, c. 1900. Creator: Henri Chapu

La Pensee, c. 1900. Creator: Henri Chapu
La Pensee, c. 1900

Background imageBarechested Collection: Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty, 1896 / 97. Creator: Fred Holland Day

Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty, 1896 / 97. Creator: Fred Holland Day
Beauty is Truth, Truth Beauty, 1896/97. Photogravure, no. 1 from the portfolio " American Pictorial Photography, series i" (1899); edition 146/150

Background imageBarechested Collection: Ethiopian Monarch, 1897, printed c. 1902. Creator: Fred Holland Day

Ethiopian Monarch, 1897, printed c. 1902. Creator: Fred Holland Day
Ethiopian Monarch, 1897, printed c. 1902. [J. Alexandre Skeete, an artist and model from French New Guinea, posing as an African chief]. Platinum print

Background imageBarechested Collection: An Ethiopian Chief, 1897, printed c. 1902. Creator: Fred Holland Day

An Ethiopian Chief, 1897, printed c. 1902. Creator: Fred Holland Day
An Ethiopian Chief, 1897, printed c. 1902. [J. Alexandre Skeete, an artist and model from French New Guinea, posing as an African chief]. Platinum print

Background imageBarechested Collection: Menelek, 1896 / 1902. Creator: Fred Holland Day

Menelek, 1896 / 1902. Creator: Fred Holland Day
Menelek, 1896/1902. [J. Alexandre Skeete, an artist and model from French New Guinea, posing as Ethiopian emperor Menelik II]. Platinum print

Background imageBarechested Collection: Plaque, Nigeria, 16th / 17th century. Creator: Unknown

Plaque, Nigeria, 16th / 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Plaque, Nigeria, 16th/17th century

Background imageBarechested Collection: Cigar Store Indian, c. 1940. Creator: Walter Hochstrasser

Cigar Store Indian, c. 1940. Creator: Walter Hochstrasser
Cigar Store Indian, c. 1940

Background imageBarechested Collection: Richard Humphreys, the Celebrated Boxer Who Never Was Conquered, 1788

Richard Humphreys, the Celebrated Boxer Who Never Was Conquered, 1788

Background imageBarechested Collection: Mime van Osen, 1910 (w / c & charcoal on paper)

Mime van Osen, 1910 (w / c & charcoal on paper)
1196540 Mime van Osen, 1910 (w/c & charcoal on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 45x31.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Austrian, out of copyright

Background imageBarechested Collection: Study of two male nudes for Arthur in Avalon, c. 1885 (pencil on paper)

Study of two male nudes for Arthur in Avalon, c. 1885 (pencil on paper)
1199477 Study of two male nudes for Arthur in Avalon, c. 1885 (pencil on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 33x21 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English, out of copyright

Background imageBarechested Collection: Portrait of Shamsi Tabrizi, the Dervish, c. 1840-1 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Shamsi Tabrizi, the Dervish, c. 1840-1 (oil on canvas)
1196804 Portrait of Shamsi Tabrizi, the Dervish, c.1840-1 (oil on canvas) by Persian School, (19th century); 129x76 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Persian, out of copyright

Background imageBarechested Collection: Salome, (oil on canvas)

Salome, (oil on canvas)
989911 Salome, (oil on canvas) by Rochegrosse, Georges Marie (1859-1938); 64.5x53 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Salome. Georges Antoine Rochegrosse (1859-1938). Oil on canvas

Background imageBarechested Collection: Evening Solitude, 1925 (oil on canvas)

Evening Solitude, 1925 (oil on canvas)
984833 Evening Solitude, 1925 (oil on canvas) by Couse, Eanger Irving (1866-1936); 40.6x50.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Evening Solitude. Eanger Irving Couse (1866-1936). Oil on canvas

Background imageBarechested Collection: Young Hunter by a Stream (oil on canvas)

Young Hunter by a Stream (oil on canvas)
984825 Young Hunter by a Stream (oil on canvas) by Couse, Eanger Irving (1866-1936); 61x73.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; American, out of copyright

Background imageBarechested Collection: Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, (oil on canvas)

Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, (oil on canvas)
990395 Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 118x96.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Saint Jerome in the Wilderness)

Background imageBarechested Collection: Head of Saint John the Baptist, (oil on panel)

Head of Saint John the Baptist, (oil on panel)
659370 Head of Saint John the Baptist, (oil on panel) by Floris, Frans (1519-70); 46.6x34 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Head of Saint John the Baptist. Frans Floris the Elder (ca. 1519-1570)

Background imageBarechested Collection: The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, (oil on canvas)

The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, (oil on canvas)
659337 The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, (oil on canvas) by Badalocchio, Sisto (1581/5-1647); 119.3x155.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew)

Background imageBarechested Collection: The Young Musicians, (oil on canvas)

The Young Musicians, (oil on canvas)
824453 The Young Musicians, (oil on canvas) by Irolli, Vicenzo (1860-1945); 78.1x140.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Young Musicians. Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1942). Oil on canvas

Background imageBarechested Collection: Les Batteurs de Pieux, 1900 (oil on canvas)

Les Batteurs de Pieux, 1900 (oil on canvas)
653291 Les Batteurs de Pieux, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Luce, Maximilien (1858-1941); 73x92 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Batteurs de Pieux. Maximilien Luce (1858-1941). Oil on canvas

Background imageBarechested Collection: The Crucifixion with the Madonna, Saints John the Baptist, Mary Magdalen

The Crucifixion with the Madonna, Saints John the Baptist, Mary Magdalen
827851 The Crucifixion with the Madonna, Saints John the Baptist, Mary Magdalen, Andrew and Francis, 1503 (oil on panel) by Rosselli

Background imageBarechested Collection: Mars and Venus at the Forge of Vulcan (oil on canvas)

Mars and Venus at the Forge of Vulcan (oil on canvas)
827671 Mars and Venus at the Forge of Vulcan (oil on canvas) by Milani, Aureliano (1675-1749); 190x260.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Mars and Venus at the Forge of Vulcan)

Background imageBarechested Collection: A Faun, his Left Arm Outstretched, and a Fauness holding a Tambour, (black chalk

A Faun, his Left Arm Outstretched, and a Fauness holding a Tambour, (black chalk
827586 A Faun, his Left Arm Outstretched, and a Fauness holding a Tambour, (black chalk, pen and brown ink with brown wash) by Tiepolo

Background imageBarechested Collection: 'Mac Millan', from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour litho)

"Mac Millan", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour litho)
3804314 " Mac Millan", from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub.1845 (colour litho) by McIan, Robert Ronald (1803-56); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Scottish

Background imageBarechested Collection: Smoke Purification, (oil on canvas)

Smoke Purification, (oil on canvas)
985144 Smoke Purification, (oil on canvas) by Couse, Eanger Irving (1866-1936); 106.8x88.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Smoke Purification. Eanger Irving Couse (1866 - 1936). Oil on canvas

Background imageBarechested Collection: View across the Sawahs to Gunung Agung, c. 1937-1939 (oil on board)

View across the Sawahs to Gunung Agung, c. 1937-1939 (oil on board)
1198436 View across the Sawahs to Gunung Agung, c. 1937-1939 (oil on board) by Spies, Walter (1895-1942); 62x91 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Spies)

Background imageBarechested Collection: The Three Graces; Les Trois Graces, 1917 (oil on canvas)

The Three Graces; Les Trois Graces, 1917 (oil on canvas)
652792 The Three Graces; Les Trois Graces, 1917 (oil on canvas) by Petitjean, Hippolyte (1854-1929); 73x59 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Three Graces; Les Trois Graces)

Background imageBarechested Collection: Christ at the Tomb with a Dominician Monk (tempera on gold ground panel)

Christ at the Tomb with a Dominician Monk (tempera on gold ground panel)
827749 Christ at the Tomb with a Dominician Monk (tempera on gold ground panel) by Bonomo, Jacobello di (fl.1375-85); 23.8x18.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageBarechested Collection: The Caliph Harun al-Rashid at the Baths, c. 1584-5 (gouache with gold paint on paper)

The Caliph Harun al-Rashid at the Baths, c. 1584-5 (gouache with gold paint on paper)
1196821 The Caliph Harun al-Rashid at the Baths, c. 1584-5 (gouache with gold paint on paper) by Persian School, (16th century)

Background imageBarechested Collection: Satan (?) (recto), (pencil)

Satan (?) (recto), (pencil)
651825 Satan (?) (recto), (pencil) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 20.2x30.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Satan (?) (recto)




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"Barechested: A Glimpse into the Strength and Vulnerability of Humanity" In a vintage Rocky Marciano postcard, the legendary boxer stands tall, his bare chest glistening with sweat as he embodies determination and resilience. A statue of Hercules and Cerberus captures the essence of raw power, their bare chests symbolizing Herculean strength in overcoming challenges. During the Great Depression, an unemployed lumberjack bears his social security number tattooed on his arm in a migrant workers camp. His bared torso reflects both hardship endured and hope for a better future. The rhythmic beats echo through time as drums resound in the African village of Ikoko. Bare-chested men dance to celebrate their rich cultural heritage amidst nature's embrace. Transporting us back to 1910, Herbert Ponting's photograph reveals a public bath at Kanawa where individuals cleanse themselves, unburdened by societal expectations - their bare chests embodying freedom from constraints. In a haunting image from 1834 transformed into art in 1984, we witness punishment inflicted upon a convict's bare back with a cat-o-nine-tails whip. The scars serve as reminders of human suffering throughout history. An Egyptian relief depicts Emperor Augustus offering homage to Isis while bearing his regal yet vulnerable chest - reminding us that even mighty rulers can reveal vulnerability when seeking divine favor. A vibrant poster advertising the 1933 World's Fair showcases Chicago's grandeur. Amidst towering structures and technological marvels, visitors are invited to explore new frontiers with open hearts and bared souls. Captured on canvas in 1927, an Indian boy gazes directly at us with innocent eyes while revealing his exposed chest - inviting empathy towards marginalized communities striving for recognition and equality. Amidst World War II turmoil at Page Field in Parris Island, S. C. , marines train tirelessly with gliders. Their muscular torsos represent unwavering dedication and sacrifice for a greater cause.