# Battle of the Nudes, in Renaissance

Antonio Pollaiuolo made this in the 1470s–80s, aged about 38. It is now at the Cleveland Museum of Art.

From the museum's label:

> This engraving is one of the earliest Renaissance prints to portray the nude male body in action. Antonio del Pollaiuolo’s grimacing warriors appear like clones in different poses.

_Text from the Cleveland Museum of Art._

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## The work

- Date: 1470s–80s
- Medium: engraving
- Dimensions: Platemark: 42 x 60.4 cm (16 9/16 x 23 3/4 in.); Sheet: 42.4 x 60.9 cm (16 11/16 x 24 in.)
- Type: Print
- Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1967.127
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Antonio Pollaiuolo](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/antonio-pollaiuolo), Italian, 1431/32–1498

2 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [Antonio Pollaiuolo's contemporaries](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/contemporaries-of-antonio-pollaiuolo?hang=749) (8 works)
- [More prints of the 15th century](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/style/print-15?hang=749) (16 works)
- [15th-century Italy](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/era/15-italy?hang=749) (57 works)

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