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Source Description
Mariano Fortuny accompanied General Prim's military expedition to Morocco in 1860. Following the defeat of the Moroccan army at the battle of Tétouan, Spain controlled a portion of the western Sahara until 1976. On a number of occasions, Fortuny returned to North Africa, where the clarity of the atmosphere and the intensity of the sunlight profoundly influenced him. In this scene, set outdoors at twilight, a turbaned Indian mesmerizes a cobra with a reed. The artist, a collector of Islamic decorative arts, includes such accessories as a copper bowl, luster plate, and saddle.
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Document identity
localId
17251
label
Hindu Snake Charmers
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obj
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drawing
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
17251
sourceUrl
contentType
drawing
stage
normalized
title
Hindu Snake Charmers
description
Mariano Fortuny accompanied General Prim's military expedition to Morocco in 1860. Following the defeat of the Moroccan army at the battle of Tétouan, Spain controlled a portion of the western Sahara until 1976. On a number of occasions, Fortuny returned to North Africa, where the clarity of the atmosphere and the intensity of the sunlight profoundly influenced him. In this scene, set outdoors at twilight, a turbaned Indian mesmerizes a cobra with a reed. The artist, a collector of Islamic decorative arts, includes such accessories as a copper bowl, luster plate, and saddle.
provenance
D. H. Foll, Geneva [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. T. Stewart [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; A. T. Stewart Sale, New York, March 23-30, 1887, no. 128; William T. Walters, Baltimore, 1887, by purchase; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1894, by inheritance; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
1869
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Painting & Drawing
oil paintings (visual works)
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
58.7
height
124.5
depth
2.2
dimensionsRaw
H: 23 1/8 x W: 49 x D: 7/8 in. (58.74 x 124.46 x 2.22 cm); Framed H: 38 7/8 x W: 64 3/4 x D: 5 3/4 in. (98.74 x 164.47 x 14.61 cm)
Source extras
inscriptions
[Signature] Lower left: Fortuny; [Date] Lower left: R 1869
med
oil on canvas
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7076
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EAN
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2204
908
3191
3300
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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2
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photo
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no