Description
In addition to his fascination with the classical past, Gérôme was one of the leading painters of "orientalist" subjects-exotic and romantic themes inspired by Napoleonic adventures abroad, romantic literature, and European colonialism. From 1855, Gérôme travelled regularly in Turkey, Egypt, and Asia Minor. Long fascinated by African animals, he sketched lions in the Paris zoo as a student and later hunted them on safari in North Africa.
Provenance
Frederick Gehring, Cleveland. Given to the CMA in 1945.; (Knoedler & Co., New York, sold to Frederick Gehring in 1904)
Accession Number
1945.25
Medium
oil on wood panel
Dimensions
Framed: 105 x 133 x 13.5 cm (41 5/16 x 52 3/8 x 5 5/16 in.); Unframed: 72.3 x 100.5 cm (28 7/16 x 39 9/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. F. W. Gehring in memory of her husband, F. W. Gehring