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Female Nude with a Turban
Christian Friedrich Gille1855
The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States
In this drawing, the German artist Christian Friedrich Gille copied Rembrandt’s Nude Woman with a Snake, which is also in the J. Paul Getty Museum’s collection (81.GB.27). The female figure, squeezing her breast with one hand while holding a large snake behind her with her other hand, has been identified by scholars as Eve.
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Details
- Title: Female Nude with a Turban
- Creator: Christian Friedrich Gille
- Date Created: 1855
- Location Created: Germany
- Physical Dimensions: 33 × 15.8 cm (13 × 6 1/4 in.)
- Type: Drawing
- External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
- Medium: Graphite
- Terms of Use: Open Content
- Number: 2015.53
- Culture: German
- Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Gift of Fiona Chalom and Joel Aronowitz
- Creator Display Name: Christian Friedrich Gille (German, 1805 - 1899)
- Classification: Drawings (Visual Works)
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