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Title
Woman of Cairo
Subject
person; doorway; veil; dress; posing; archway; path; walls
Description
A person stands in a doorway, body facing the left side of the composition but head turned to look at the viewer. They hold a cigarette in their left hand and their right hand is on their hip. They wear a shear top and pink bottoms, with a shear green veil over their face. In the background on the left side of the composition, people look over a short wall to something down below.
Creator
Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)
Born: May 11, 1824 (Vesoul, France)
Died: January 10, 1904 (age 79 years) (Paris, France)
Born: May 11, 1824 (Vesoul, France)
Died: January 10, 1904 (age 79 years) (Paris, France)
Source
10960, Visual Resources Library, EL
Date
Possibly created in 1882
Rights
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Relation
Unknown
Format
Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on canvas
Material: oil on canvas
Type
19th century