Loading
Woman with a Veil
Jean-Léon Gérômec. 1891
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Many of Gérôme’s best known works reflect the 19th-century European fascination with the Middle East, Asia, and North Africa, which manifested in Orientalist works like this sculpture depicting a woman adjusting her veil. Multiple versions of this sculpture exist, including some with marble and gold additions.
Show lessRead more
Download this artwork (provided by The Cleveland Museum of Art).
Learn more about this artwork.
Details
- Title: Woman with a Veil
- Creator: Jean-Léon Gérôme (French, 1824-1904)
- Date Created: c. 1891
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 60.5 x 32.7 cm (23 13/16 x 12 7/8 in.)
- Provenance: Thomas L. Fawick.
- Type: Sculpture
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1979.115
- Medium: bronze
- Inscriptions: signed upper surface of base: "J L Gerome"; inscribed edge of base at back: "F. Barbedienne, Fondeur, Paris."
- Department: Modern European Painting and Sculpture
- Culture: France, 19th century
- Credit Line: The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection
- Collection: Mod Euro - Sculpture 1800-1960
- Accession Number: 1979.115
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
You are all set!
Your first Culture Weekly will arrive this week.