Odalisque in GrisailleJean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1824
Acrylic On Canvas- WallArt
- Neoclassical Precision
1824
83.0 x 109.0 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art
This is an unfinished repetition, reduced in size and much simplified, of the celebrated Grande Odalisque of 1814 (Musée du Louvre, Paris), an imagined concubine in a Middle Eastern harem. The painting was central to Ingres’s conception of ideal beauty, and its influence was bolstered by his longevity: Ingres continued to paint nudes like this one as late as the 1860s, by which time he had trained hundreds of followers. Paintings in shades of gray—en grisaille—were often made to establish variations in tone as a guide to engravers of black and white reproductive prints, but the intended purpose of this work remains uncertain.
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About this artwork
- Title: Odalisque in Grisaille
- Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Year: 1824
- Original dimensions: 83.0 x 109.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Movement: Neoclassical Precision
- Medium: Acrylic On Canvas
- Medium type: WallArt
Quick Facts
- Notable elements or techniques: En grisaille; Anatomical distortions
- Year: 1824
- Movement: Neoclassical
- Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
- Influences:
- Nicolas Poussin
- Jacques-Louis David
- Location: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Questions & Answers
Who created "Odalisque in Grisaille"?
The artist behind "Odalisque in Grisaille" is Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. The work is catalogued under Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's name.
What feeling is "Odalisque in Grisaille" associated with?
The emotional tone recorded for "Odalisque in Grisaille" by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres is calm. It summarizes the feeling the work expresses.
What is the dominant color of "Odalisque in Grisaille" by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres?
gray (#7b776f) is the leading color of "Odalisque in Grisaille" by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.