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Israel Kislansky (b. 1965, Salvador, Bahia) is a Brazilian sculptor who, starting in the late 1990s, became a leading figure in figurative sculpture and metal casting in Brazil. Despite his surname of European origin (Romanian father), the sculptor Israel Kislansky, is actually from Salvador. He has more than 30 years of career as a visual artist and currently resides in São Paulo, the land he chose to live and produce his works.

Adriana Varejao artist from Brazil, Inhotim Centro de Arte Contemporânea, 2008.

João Batista da Costa’s Male Nude Seen from the Back (1889) reflects the academic tradition of the 19th century, when studying the male nude was considered essential to an artist’s training. The painting demonstrates a meticulous understanding of anatomy, with careful attention to light, musculature, and posture—hallmarks of academic realism. The studio setting, complete with drapery and posing blocks, underscores that this is not a narrative scene but a focused study of the human body. In doing so, Costa aligns himself with European academic conventions of his time while revealing a refined sensitivity to natural stance and tonal subtlety.