Publication Date
Twelfth - thirteenth century AH / eighteenth - nineteenth century AD
Publication Place
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Museum of Civilizations / Museum of Oriental Arts
Subject
Oil on canvas
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الارتفاع: 90 سم، الطول:60 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
IsIAO 12903
Record ID
object;EPM;it;Mus22;10;ar
Library Location
Museum of Civilizations / Museum of Oriental Arts
Date
Twelfth - thirteenth century AH / eighteenth - nineteenth century AD
Notes
The painting depicts a young woman of the noble class, wearing elegant clothes and wearing a rich set of jewellery. While at first glance the work appears beautiful and successful, many errors and inconsistencies become apparent upon closer inspection. Through the skillful choice of colours, the careful rendering of details and the effective decorative composition we can observe more closely that the woman is placed in a kind of tent, the depth of which is only faintly revealed by a veil. The artist's form itself is embodied without depth. The visible face is three-quarters round to the left, and the body is seen from the front, while the feet are shaped forward. The image is formed with its individual elements in an unnatural way, and this appears without knowledge of anatomy or perspective. Through these dissonances, the work itself appears as a piece influenced by Western art that an Eastern artist tried to experiment with (i.e. experimenting with Western art) without knowing it in depth. Both the technique (oil on canvas) and the subject (portrait) indicate that these traditions are alien to the local culture.
Sample Text
Michael Jung “Portrait of a Woman” from Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;it;Mus22;10;ar
