The Grand Odalisque [Ask Us A Question] Title: The Grand Odalisque 1814 Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) Oil on canvas, 91 x 162 cm, Mus¨¦e du Louvre, Paris Description: The effects in Ingres' paintings largely depend on drawing and linearity, but he also used colour to supremely calculated effect. The cold turquoise of the silk curtain with its decoration of red flowers intensified the warm flesh tone of the Grande Odalisque. This nude was painted in 1814 for Napoleon's sister, Queen Caroline Murat. Unlike the realism of Goya's Maja, Ingres' nude is hardly intimate, the eroticism here emerging slowly from the reserve and the questioning, assessing glance of the naked woman. This is a tradition that goes back to Giorgione and Titian, but Ingres has painted a living woman and not an allegory of Venus. Nevertheless, the realistic intimacy is lessened by setting the scene in the distant world of the Orient. For many in the West, the idea of the harem with its available or exploited women trapped in their own closed world was as much proof of the fallen or primitive state of the East as was its supposed savagery. But it was also infinitely titillating. Ingres's picture is more than this, however. A sense of loss was inevitably embodied in French perceptions of the East after their defeat in Egypt, and it was perhaps because it sublimated unattainable desires that the theme of the Oriental nude, bather or harem girl gained such a haunting appeal. Ingres is remarkable for combining a frank allure with a chilling perfection of flesh. He had picked up his discreet hints of the harem ¡ª a turban here, a fan there ¡ª from Oriental artefacts and miniatures in the collections of Gros and Denon. They serve to locate his nude, who otherwise could really belong anywhere, in a sensuous Orient of the imagination. Media: Genuine 100% Hand Painted Oil Paintings On Canvas. Quality: Museum Quality, Brilliant Oil Painting Creation! This painting is availble in any other size. We just list standard size below. Our Guarantee: Highest Quality & Lowest Price! Note: We do not stretch or frame .... that is best done at your local discount frame store. It will be delivered in a roll tube to protect the quality. Price -Was: $86.0855.95 USD Shipping Cost: $29.99 for 1st item, $14.99 for 2nd item. So the more you order, the more you save on Shipping & Handling cost! Ships within 2 weeks The Grand Odalisque - Size (16x20 in. - 40x50 cm) - 55.95USD The Grand Odalisque - Size (24x36 in. - 60x90 cm) - 129.95USD The Grand Odalisque - Size (24x48 in. - 60x100 cm) - 149.95USD The Grand Odalisque - Size (36x48 in. - 90x120 cm) - 189.95USD The Grand Odalisque - Size (48x72 in. - 120x180 cm) - 259.95USD The Grand Odalisque - Size (Original size - 91 x 162 cm) - 239.95USD The More You Order, The Less You Pay!

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