The Carpet Merchant Painting

Produced in around 1887 the carpet merchant portrays a scene in the cairo markets which.

The carpet merchant painting.

You can order paintings and frames online. The carpet merchant by leon gerome is a hand painted oil painting on canvas. 80 off hand made oil painting reproduction of the carpet merchant one of the most famous paintings by jean léon gérôme. All the best the carpet merchant painting 33 collected on this page.

The carpet merchant of cairo was created in c 1869 by jean leon gerome in orientalism style. Jean léon gérôme was a french painter and sculptor in the style now known as academicism. The carpet merchant c oil on canvas gerome jean leon minneapolis institute of arts mn usa the william hood dunwoody fund bridgeman images. He was also a teacher with a long list of.

The carpet merchant depicts the court of the rug market in cairo which gérôme had visited in 1885. This giclée print delivers a vivid image with maximum color accuracy and exceptional resolution. The range of his oeuvre included historical painting greek mythology orientalism portraits and other subjects bringing the academic painting tradition to an artistic climax. Schooled at the ecole des beaux arts and honored by the french salon jean léon gérôme was a prolific and popular artist.

81 x 55 9 cm. He is considered one of the most important painters from this academic period. Jean léon gérôme french 1824 1904. Oil on canvas 31 7 8 x 22 in.

Like delacroix he traveled extensively in north africa and the middle east. The carpet merchant was created in 1887 by jean leon gerome in orientalism style. The carpet merchant of cairo 1869. Brooklyn museum gift of joseph gluck 74 208 photo.