Lightboxes
Cart
alb3608845

JEAN LEON GEROME. Bashi-bazouk

JEAN LEON GEROME. Bashi-Bazouk. Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, Vesoul 1824-1904 Paris). Dimensions: 31 3/4 x 26 in. (80.6 x 66 cm). Date: 1868-69. This arresting picture was made after Gérôme returned to Paris from a twelve-week journey to the Near East in early 1868. He was at the height of his career when he dressed a model in his studio with textiles he had acquired during the expedition. The artist's Turkish title for this picture--which translates as "headless"--evokes the unpaid irregular soldiers who fought ferociously for plunder under Ottoman leadership, although it is difficult to imagine this man charging into battle wearing such an exquisite silk tunic. Gérôme's virtuosic treatment of textures provides a sumptuous counterpoint to the figure's dignified bearing.
Share
pinterestPinterest
twitterTwitter
facebookFacebook
emailEmail

Add to another lightbox

Add to another lightbox
add to lightbox print share
Do you already have an account? Sign in
You do not have an account? Register
Buy this image. Select the use:
Loading...
Author:
Title:
Bashi-bazouk
Caption:
Bashi-Bazouk. Artist: Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, Vesoul 1824-1904 Paris). Dimensions: 31 3/4 x 26 in. (80.6 x 66 cm). Date: 1868-69. This arresting picture was made after Gérôme returned to Paris from a twelve-week journey to the Near East in early 1868. He was at the height of his career when he dressed a model in his studio with textiles he had acquired during the expedition. The artist's Turkish title for this picture--which translates as "headless"--evokes the unpaid irregular soldiers who fought ferociously for plunder under Ottoman leadership, although it is difficult to imagine this man charging into battle wearing such an exquisite silk tunic. Gérôme's virtuosic treatment of textures provides a sumptuous counterpoint to the figure's dignified bearing.
Technique/material:
OIL ON CANVAS
Museum:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit:
Album / Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Releases:
Model: No - Property: No
Rights questions?
Image size:
3309 x 4056 px | 38.4 MB
Print size:
28.0 x 34.3 cm | 11.0 x 13.5 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: