Gerome Carpet Merchant

Jean léon gérôme 11 may 1824 10 january 1904 was a french painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism the range of his oeuvre included historical painting greek mythology orientalism portraits and other subjects bringing the academic painting tradition to an artistic climax he is considered one of the most important painters from this academic period.

Gerome carpet merchant.

Like delacroix he traveled extensively in north africa and the middle east. He was driven out a year later by the british but in that small amount of time he had already changed everything. Our artists focus on every detail in the painting giving each painting its unique charm in the most loyal way ensuring our confidence in. We only use the best oil paint and the finest canvas to ensure the most vivid color.

Jean léon gérôme 1824 to 1904 is a french painter worldwide renown for his precision meticulous rendered scènes of religion mythologye orient and history. Jean léon gérôme 11 may 1824 10 january 1904 was a french painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism his paintings were so widely reproduced that he was arguably the world s most famous living artist by 1880 the range of his oeuvre included historical painting greek mythology orientalism portraits and other subjects bringing the academic painting tradition to. The carpet merchant depicts the court of the rug market in cairo which gérôme had visited in 1885. You can order paintings and frames online.

The carpet merchant c oil on canvas gerome jean leon minneapolis institute of arts mn usa the william hood dunwoody fund bridgeman images. Produced in around 1887 the carpet merchant portrays a scene in the cairo markets which jean léon gérôme had visited two years prior as part of his travels through the middle east and africa. Much like eugène delacroix the traveling informed much of gérôme s work on the orientalist genre and this piece is a beautiful example of. This giclée print delivers a vivid image with maximum color accuracy and exceptional resolution.

The standard for museums and galleries around the world giclée is a printing process where millions of ink. The carpet merchant depicts the court of the rug market in cairo which gérôme had visited in 1885. Because following him came first a trickle continue reading jean léon gérôme s the carpet merchant 1887. The carpet merchant was created in 1887 by jean leon gerome in orientalism style.

The carpet merchant by leon gerome is a hand painted oil painting on canvas. Schooled at the ecole des beaux arts and honored by the french salon jean léon gérôme was a prolific and popular artist.