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- The_Greek_Slave abstract "The Greek Slave is a sculpture by American sculptor Hiram Powers, and was one of the best-known and critically acclaimed artworks of the nineteenth century. The first publicly exhibited, life-size, American sculpture depicting a fully nude female figure, Powers originally modeled the work in clay, in Florence, Italy in 1843. The first marble version of the sculpture was completed by Powers' studio in 1844 and is now in Raby Castle, England.Six full-sized marble versions of the statue were mechanically reproduced for private patrons, based on Powers' original model, along with numerous smaller-scale versions. Copies of the statue were displayed in a number of venues around Great Britain and the United States; it quickly became one of Powers' most famous and most popular works, and held symbolic meaning for some American abolitionists, inspiring an outpouring of prose and poetry. The position of the figure is said to have been inspired by the Venus de' Medici in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.".
- Q3203228 abstract "The Greek Slave is a sculpture by American sculptor Hiram Powers, and was one of the best-known and critically acclaimed artworks of the nineteenth century. The first publicly exhibited, life-size, American sculpture depicting a fully nude female figure, Powers originally modeled the work in clay, in Florence, Italy in 1843. The first marble version of the sculpture was completed by Powers' studio in 1844 and is now in Raby Castle, England.Six full-sized marble versions of the statue were mechanically reproduced for private patrons, based on Powers' original model, along with numerous smaller-scale versions. Copies of the statue were displayed in a number of venues around Great Britain and the United States; it quickly became one of Powers' most famous and most popular works, and held symbolic meaning for some American abolitionists, inspiring an outpouring of prose and poetry. The position of the figure is said to have been inspired by the Venus de' Medici in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.".