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Lighting the Pipe
Symeon Savvidis1899
National Gallery of Greece - Alexandros Soutsos Museum
Athens, Greece
Born in Asia Minor, Symeon Savidis was an authentic Orientalist. This painting records the ritual of lighting the pipe. The scene is set in a characteristic interior in a luxurious palace. The old man with the turban and lush caftan is patiently waiting f
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Details
- Title: Lighting the Pipe
- Creator: Savvidis Symeon
- Creator Lifespan: 1859/1927
- Creator Death Place: Athens
- Creator Birth Place: Tokat, Asia Minor
- Date Created: 1899
- Physical Dimensions: 83 x 56 cm
- Provenance: Ε. Koutlidis Foundation Collection
- External Link: http://www.nationalgallery.gr/el/sulloges/collection/sulloges/to-anamma-tou-tsimpoukiou
- Medium: Oil on canvas
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