Grande Odalisque
Painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Grande Odalisque, also known as Une Odalisque or La Grande Odalisque, is an oil painting of 1814 by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting an odalisque, or concubine. Ingres' contemporaries considered the work to signify Ingres' break from Neoclassicism, indicating a shift toward exotic Romanticism.
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Artist | Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres |
Year | 1814 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Dimensions | 88.9 cm × 162.56 cm (35 in × 64 in) |
Location | Louvre, Paris |
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Grande Odalisque received heavy criticism when it was first shown, and is renowned for the elongated proportions and lack of anatomical realism. The painting is currently owned by the Louvre Museum in Paris, which purchased the work in 1899.