Girl on a fountain (1845) by the French painter Paul Delaroche (1797-1856). The whole arrangement and the artificial pose of the girl is part of a neoclassical composition, which was typical for the time.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Neoclassical Nude
Girl on a fountain (1845) by the French painter Paul Delaroche (1797-1856). The whole arrangement and the artificial pose of the girl is part of a neoclassical composition, which was typical for the time.
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Egyptian Legend
Tahoser (1886) by the French painter Gaston Bussière (1862-1929).
According to legend Tahoser was the great priest's daughter and had a passionate love story with the Pharaoh.
According to legend Tahoser was the great priest's daughter and had a passionate love story with the Pharaoh.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Oriental Nude
An oriental girl by the American artist Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928). Bridgman went in 1866 to Paris and became a pupil of Jean-Léon Gérôme. Later he made a trip to Egypt and became a well known Orientalist painter.
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