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After is an art convention used in the titles and inscriptions of artworks to credit the original artist in the title of the copy. [1] [2] Often the title of the original work is retained, for example an interpretation by Rembrandt of da Vinci's The Last Supper becomes The Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci. [3] [4] The addendum, sometimes termed an attribution qualifier, may be used by the artist making the copy or a later curator or academic and features in the linked records that make up the Cultural Objects Name Authority. [1] [5] The term may be used regardless of how similar the two works appear. [6] Curators have sometimes referred to the resulting imitation works as "after-[original artist's name]s", with works inspired by Albrecht Dürer being after-Dürers. [7] In some instances, artists have signed works made after the manner of their own indicating their approval of the copy. [8]

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Notable examples

Notable examples of the convention in use
TitleArtistDateMediumTitle (based on)Artist (based on)Date (based on)Medium (based on)Ref
The Last Supper, after Leonardo da Vinci Rembrandt 1634–1635 red chalk The Last Supper Leonardo da Vinci mural [3] [9]
Tall Bamboo and Distant Mountains, after Wang Meng Wang Hui 1694 ink wash painting Tall Bamboo and Distant Mountains Wang Meng ink wash painting [10] [11]
Christ on the Cross after Rubens Edwin Landseer 1840 trois crayons Christ on the Cross Peter Paul Rubens 1619–1620 oil on canvas [12] [13]
The Abduction of the Sabine Women (after Poussin) Edgar Degas 1861–1862 oil on canvas L'enlèvement des Sabines Nicolas Poussin 1637–1638 oil on canvas [14] [15]
Still Life with a Sketch after Delacroix Paul Gauguin 1887 oil on canvas The Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Paradise Eugène Delacroix oil on paper [16]
First Steps (after Millet) Vincent van Gogh 1890 oil on canvas First Steps Jean-François Millet chalk and pastel on paper [17] [9]
Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X Francis Bacon 1953 oil on canvas Retrato de Inocencio X Diego Velázquez oil on canvas [18]
Luncheon on the Grass, after Manet Pablo Picasso 1962 linoleum cut Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe Édouard Manet 1863 oil on canvas [19] [9]
After Walker Evans: 4 Sherrie Levine 1981 photograph Alabama Tenant Farmer Wife (Allie Mae Burroughs) Walker Evans 1936 photograph [20]
Las Meninas (Self-Portrait after Velázquez) Joel-Peter Witkin 1987 photograph Las Meninas Diego Velázquez 1656 oil on canvas [21] [9]
A Sudden Gust of Wind (after Hokusai) Jeff Wall 1993 Cibachrome photographEjiri in Suruga Province (Travellers caught in a sudden breeze at Ejiri) Hokusai woodblock print [22]

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  17. ↑ "First Steps, after Millet". The Met . New York City. Archived from the original on 10 May 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  18. ↑ "Study After Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X". Des Moines Art Center . Des Moines, Iowa. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  19. ↑ "Pablo Picasso. Luncheon on the Grass, after Manet, I". Museum of Modern Art . New York City. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  20. ↑ "Alabama Tenant Farmer Wife". The Met . New York City. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
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