Male Figure in Repose - Gaudenzio Marconi Framed Canvas
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Male Figure in Repose - Gaudenzio Marconi Framed Canvas
A torso carved by chiaroscuro and the rejection of shame. The naked man in Gaudenzio Marconi’s Male Figure in Repose drapes across a coarse pedestal like a pagan martyr halfway to bronze. This studio nude from 1860 glows with the erotic thrill of an era caught between neoclassical sculptural fever and Parisian anatomical voyeurism.
His left arm buckles into shadow, a Roman ruin of musculature veiled in linen like the Turin Shroud inverted. That cloth—staged, pleated, provocatively casual—frames the subject less as a study of the male body than a salted offering to the sculptural lust of the camera.
Here lies not leisure but the performed vulnerability of nineteenth-century academic masculinity. Not Apollo—he is disarmed, paused, eroticized by light’s long caress. The albumen silver print embalms his stillness in a texture both archival and fleshy—Parisian workshop sweat, museum vitrine, marble dust. Marconi’s model becomes a prototype: not man, not muse, but a mythic index of desire, bathed in sepia and studious heat.
Framed Canvas Details
Make any room a showpiece
• Luscious artist-grade cotton canvas, finely textured for depth and precision.
• Hand-stretched and natural white to capture light/color with striking clarity.
• Printed with non-toxic, water-based pigments that stay vivid for decades.
• Precisely measured floating frame that creates a sleek, gallery-worthy effect.
• Sustainably sourced FSC® certified European knotless pine.
3 distinctive frame colors
1. Black: Suits every style from bold modernity to gothic opulence.
2. White: Helps art shine bright in dark rooms to lift your mood.
3. Natural: Infuses warmth with its rich, honeyed tones.
Non-toxic Giclee Printing
Giclée Printing
Forget 4 color CMYK. Giclée layers up to 12 — alive with deeper shadows, richer highlights and multidimensional contrasts.
A Century of Color
Printed using a pro-lab process that helps art stay bold & breathtaking for up to 100 yr with non-toxic, archival-grade inks.
Water-based Inks
Neo pigment, water-based inks that are 100% non-hazardous and toxin-free. Meeting the strictest industry standards as defined by Oeko-Tex 100 safety applications, Residues Standard List (RSL) and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists.
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Your new treasure gets produced after you purchase at print labs across the USA, UK, EU & AUS. Significantly minimising landfill waste by only making things people actually want.
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All Prodigi's print lab partners around the world adhere to anti child labour and anti forced labour regulations. Providing safe and generous working environments for all staff.
The print labs also provide traceability for core raw materials from suppliers. And those suppliers are screened for compliance with fair labor and sustainability standards.
Cost
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Production + Delivery =
USA: 4-9 days • Canada: 5-12 days • UK: 4-9 days • Europe: 5-10 days • Australia: 4-9 days • New Zealand: 5-12 days • Rest of the world: 3-4 weeks
Every package tracked: follow along from A to B to You.
Sent carbon neutral at no extra charge.
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30 Day Returns
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2. No guarantees your return will be approved if you send items back to before the approval of your return request.
3. No returns, refunds or exchanges on discounted or sale items.
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A Century of Color
Pro-lab printing helps your art stay bold & breathtaking for up to 100 yr with non-toxic, archival-grade inks.
Premium 400gsm canvas
Elegant floating frame
3 chic color choices
Museum-grade giclee printing
FSC® certified wood
Luxe water-based inks
Brand new, just for you
Produced & shipped in 3-4 days
Shipped carbon neutral
3 good deeds in every purchase
Premium 400gsm canvas
Elegant floating frame
3 chic color choices
Museum-grade giclee printing
FSC® certified wood
Luxe water-based inks
Brand new, just for you
Produced & shipped in 3-4 days
Shipped carbon neutral
3 good deeds in every purchase
Brand New, Just for You
I only produce what you truly want. All the wall art you find here is made to order. Handcrafted after you purchase by specialists at print labs around the world. Meaning your wall art gets delivered faster with less carbon emissions and landfill waste.
