''Wounded Amazon'' () is an oil on canvas painting by the German artist

Franz von Stuck Franz Ritter von Stuck (February 23, 1863 – August 30, 1928), born Franz Stuck, was a German painter, sculptor, printmaker, and architect. Stuck was best known for his paintings of ancient mythology, receiving substantial critical acclaim with ...

, created in 1904. The painting was made from photographs of a model posing in Stuck's studio. The artist made three versions of the painting. One is housed at the

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, in

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, and one at the

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. It depicts a kneeling

Amazon Amazon most often refers to: * Amazon River, in South America * Amazon rainforest, a rainforest covering most of the Amazon basin * Amazon (company), an American multinational technology company * Amazons, a tribe of female warriors in Greek myth ...

in a battle between Amazons and

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s, bleeding from a wound under her breast, while she held high her defence shield. Her looks expresses the pain that she is feeling, while she is completely naked, but still wears a helmet and lower leg metallic protection. A dead Amazon is seen lying in the ground, at the lower right, while at the background an Amazon and a Centaur are engaged in the fight. The motif is not taken from any particular source material, it is a particular creation of the artist.

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{{20C-painting-stub 1904 paintings Amazons in art Paintings by Franz von Stuck Paintings in the Harvard Art Museums Symbolist paintings Collection of the Van Gogh Museum Nude paintings of women

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