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Source Description
An Albanian soldier, called an Arnaut, is seated beside his hookah (water pipe), playing an oud (a lute-like instrument) accompanied by the cawing of a pet raven perched on its cage. Seated in the background are three Bashi-Bazouks, or members of the Ottoman Empire's irregular troops, who were noted for their ferocity. Gérôme visited Greece and Turkey in 1854, sailed up the Nile River in 1857, and returned to the Near East on a number of occasions. Much of his work was devoted to "orientalist" paintings, which he imbued with a sense of reality by providing a wealth of details. However, paintings in this genre stereotype their subjects and often have a racist message.
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Document identity
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14204
label
Bashi-Bazouk Singing
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drawing
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Source metadata
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14204
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drawing
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normalized
title
Bashi-Bazouk Singing
description
An Albanian soldier, called an Arnaut, is seated beside his hookah (water pipe), playing an oud (a lute-like instrument) accompanied by the cawing of a pet raven perched on its cage. Seated in the background are three Bashi-Bazouks, or members of the Ottoman Empire's irregular troops, who were noted for their ferocity. Gérôme visited Greece and Turkey in 1854, sailed up the Nile River in 1857, and returned to the Near East on a number of occasions. Much of his work was devoted to "orientalist" paintings, which he imbued with a sense of reality by providing a wealth of details. However, paintings in this genre stereotype their subjects and often have a racist message.
provenance
Goupil et Cie., Paris; James B. Haggin et al. Sale, New York, 1917, no. 40 [R. H. Lorenz as agent]; purchased by Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1917; by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
date
1868
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CC0
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en
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Painting & Drawing
paintings
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3
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3
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import
dimensions
units
cm
width
46.3
height
66
dimensionsRaw
H: 18 1/4 x W: 26 in. (46.3 x 66 cm); Framed H: 30 1/4 x W: 38 x D: 4 3/4 in. (76.8 x 96.5 x 12.1 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower right: J. L. Gerome
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oil on canvas
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4384
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EAN
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2060
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3391
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