Painted Fire Screen
Originally mounted as a screen to cover a fireplace during warm weather, in this exotic painting the artist has transformed the hearth into a miniature stage. Three fanciful Chinese characters hold aloft a circular screen on which is depicted the mythological story of Zeus sh...
Drawing
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id
28230
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contentType
drawing
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| stage |
stage
normalized
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| provenance |
provenance
Jules Strauss, Paris; Sale, Galerie Charpentier, Paris, May 27, 1949, no. 40; Sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, February 6, 1970; Galerie Pardo, Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1972, by purchase.
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rightsUri
CC0
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| language |
language
en
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| pageCount |
pageCount
1
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source
import
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Source image fields (5)
| thumbnailUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.2479_Fnt_TR_T83.jpg |
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| largeImageUrl | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.2479_Fnt_TR_T83.jpg |
| iiifBase | https://art.thewalters.org/images/art/PL1_37.2479_Fnt_TR_T83.jpg |
| imageCount | 1 |
| sourceUrl | https://purl.thewalters.org/art/37.2479 |
Terms
Medium
oil on fabric
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