Painted with a Scene from the Slave Market

Features

Artwork title:  Il mercatod egli schiavi

Age:  19th Century / 1801 - 1900

Subject:  Scenes from an epic poem

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : Il mercatod egli schiavi

Oil painting on canvas. Signed below V.Lasco. It is a period copy taken from the famous painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 -1904), painted in 1866 and kept today at The Clark Museum, Williamstown in the United States. Gérôme replied to this theme numerous times, probably more with historical intent than denunciation. The scene, set in the East, depicts the abominable slave trade, at the moment of the evaluation of the "goods": the customer on the left checks the health conditions of the woman who suffers helplessly in her nakedness, under the gaze of the master-seller on the right. THE painting has minor damage, in particular a small cut at the bottom. It is presented in a coeval frame, with some shortcomings.

Product Condition:
Product in fair condition showing some signs of wear. We try to present the real state as fully as possible with photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is reported in the description will prevail.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 101
Width: 50
Depth: 7

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 84
Width: 32