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The Grand Odalisque - Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Ultra HD Master (3 187 × 3 549 px)
Neoclassicism / Romanticism 1814

The Grand Odalisque

Original title: La Grande Odalisque

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Museum Provenance & Technical Data

Medium / Support: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 91 cm × 162 cm
Date of Creation: 1814
Scan Resolution: 3 187 × 3 549 px
Archive File Size: 2.5 MB
Permanent Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris, France

Historical Narrative

A concubine reclines in a luxurious orientalist interior on blue silk cushions holding a peacock fan and looking over her shoulder.

Visual & Curatorial Analysis

"Celebrated for its languid elongated spine, serpentine curvilinear grace, and exquisite textural rendering of silk and pearls."