Turkish dancer

Styrian painter/Štajerski slikar

Turkish dancer
Styrian painter, about 1682
Oil on canvas, 184,1 x 172,6 cm
Ptuj Ormož Regional Museum, G 26 s

Details

Title: Turkish dancer
Creator: Styrian painter/Štajerski slikar
Location Created: Ptuj castle, Ptuj Ormož Regional Museum
Provenance: Legacy of the Herberstein family, from Vurberk castle, Pokrajinski muzej Ptuj Ormož/Regional Museum Ptuj Ormož
Physical Dimensions: w172,6 x h184,1 cm
Long Description: "The dancer holding an instrument giving her rhythm follows the tenth paper of "Recvel de divers portraits des principales dames de la Porte dv Grand Tvrc..." by Georges de la Chappelle published in Paris in 1648 and is titled underneath as "Schinguene Mussulman" and "Comedienne Turc". "Schinguene" could be the Turkish word for a Romany woman. Within living memory, entertainment and dancing in the Orient were an art of the Romany. The female dancer on the painting has round, smooth and almost un-shadowed face. Her garment is of strong green and red colour enriched with veils producing light reflections." (dr. Polona Vidmar)
Type: Oil on canvas

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