Odalisque

Odalisque

person; bed; pillow; curtains; blue; orange; red; white; brown

A nude person lays on a bed with their body facing away from the viewer and their head turned towards the viewer. They hold a fan in their right hand and their left arm is propped up on a blue pillow. Orange, white, and brown fabric lays on the bed, as does a piece of jewelry. Blue curtains with a red and gold pattern drape over the right side of the composition.

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867)

Born: August 29, 1780 (Montauban, France)
Died: January 14, 1867 (age 86 years) (Paris, France)

10978, Visual Resources Library, EL

1814

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The Louvre (French)

Art Form: Painting
Material: oil on canvas
Measurements: 3 x 5 3/10 ft.

19th century