Harem Women Feeding Pigeons in a Courtyard

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Title

Harem Women Feeding Pigeons in a Courtyard

Subject

people; birds; room; pillars; doorways; arches; steps; green; red; orange; tan; blue; white; black

Description

People in long robes and white scarves stand on the left of the composition, on a wide walkway under an arched ceiling held up by pillars and in front of a wall. One of them feeds a flock of black birds partially in flight, and light shines on the birds in the air.

Creator

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)

Born: May 11, 1824 (Vesoul, France)
Died: January 10, 1904 (age 79 years) (Paris, France)

Source

10954, Visual Resources Library, EL

Date

Unknown

Rights

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Relation

Unknown

Format

Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on canvas