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The Day Of The Funeral - Scene From Morocco
''The Day of the Funeral - Scene from Morocco'' or ''The Funeral of the Emir'' (French: ''Le jour des funérailles - Scène du Maroc'', also known as ''Les funérailles de l'Emir'') is an oil on canvas painting by Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant, from 1889. It was created more than twenty years after the painter's stay in Fez. It is held in the Petit Palais, in Paris. Subject The canvas is a large orientalism, orientalist work, 278cm high and 428cm wide. The subject is the interior of a Moroccan house on the day of a wake. In the foreground is the body of the dead man, with a standard in either side of him, lying on a decorated carpet strewn with roses and olive branches. His head rests on a saddle and his body is wrapped in a white burnous and a pale blue cloak. Behind him, sitting on a long marble step, are four women, watching over his body. A light from the right illuminates the three sitting near his feet with the warm hues of the setting sun. On the left, hidden in the shado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant - Le Jour Des Funérailles - Scène Du Maroc - PPP155 - Musée Des Beaux-Arts De La Ville De Paris
Jean-Joseph is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Jean Joseph Marie Amiot (1718–1793), French Jesuit missionary *Jean-Joseph Ange d'Hautpoul (1754–1807), French cavalry general of the Napoleonic wars *Jean-Joseph Ansiaux (1764–1840), historical and portrait painter *Jean-Joseph Balechou (1715–1765), French engraver *Jean-Joseph Benjamin-Constant (1845–1902), French painter and etcher *Jean-Joseph-Xavier Bidauld (1758–1846), French painter *Jean Joseph Charles Louis Blanc (1811–1882), French politician and historian *Jean Joseph Bott (1826–1895), German violinist and composer *Jean-Joseph Carriès (1855–1894), French sculptor, ceramist, and miniaturist *Jean-Joseph Casot (1728–1800), Jesuit, came from France to Canada in 1757 as a lay brother *Jean-Joseph Chapuis (1765–1864), French cabinetmaker of the 18th and 19th centuries *Jean-Joseph Charlier (1794–1886), Belgian revolutionary *Jean Joseph Jacques Chretien (born 1934), PC, OM, CC, QC, 20t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |