Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed (Q18756478)

Label from: English (en) Portuguese (pt)

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genre: nude (Q40446)
artist: William Etty (Q766362)
collection: National Gallery (Q180788) Tate (Q430682)
location: Tate (Q430682)
main subject: Gyges in the bedchamber of King Candaules (Q110727150)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) canvas (Q12321255)
exhibition history: Nudes (Q123734985)
depicts: clothed male, naked female (Q5135552) Candaules (Q434217) Gyges of Lydia (Q312537) Nyssia (Q18720650) bedroom (Q193837) bed (Q42177) woman (Q467) nudity (Q10791) back (Q133279) Dimples of Venus (Q15223957) waist (Q236232) chignon (Q1279269) intergluteal cleft (Q2044369) gluteal sulcus (Q5572480) overweight (Q332428) kneeling (Q8866546) standing (Q1986098) drapery (Q3039121) footstool (Q14973416) column (Q4817) alcove (Q1067091) pillow (Q99895) headband (Q934849) man (Q8441) beard (Q42804) moustache (Q15179) walking (Q6537379) Candaulism (Q573557)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)
Art UK artwork ID: candaules-king-of-lydia-shews-his-wife-by-stealth-to-gyges-one-of-his-ministers-as-she-goes-to-bed-198667

catalog URL: http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/etty-candaules-king-of-lydia-shews-his-wife-by-stealth-to-gyges-one-of-his-ministers-as-n00358

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description: ‘Candaules, King of Lydia, Shews his Wife by Stealth to Gyges, One of his Ministers, as She Goes to Bed‘, William Etty, exhibited 1830 | Tate

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