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Charcoal study of two nude figures reclining in an embrace on ochre paper, with diagonal guide lines.

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Casal Francesca da Rímini e Paolo Malatesta - Alegoria ao drama - Estudo de detalhe para o triângulo do teto sobre a plateia do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, Eliseu Visconti (1906), Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This charcoal drawing on ochre paper shows two nude figures in an intertwined reclining pose, one leaning back with an arm raised behind the head and the other resting against him. Faint diagonal guide lines cross the composition, suggesting a study for a larger decorative scheme. The work is catalogued as a 1906 study by Eliseu Visconti for the ceiling triangle over the audience of the Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, titled as a study of the Francesca da Rímini and Paolo Malatesta allegory.

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