Women of Algiers in their Apartment
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Women of Algiers in their Apartment is a celebrated 1834 Orientalist painting by Eugène Delacroix depicting richly detailed, sensual domestic scenes of Algerian women in a harem interior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Women of Algiers in their Apartment canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
important example of Delacroix’s North African period
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key work of 19th-century Orientalism ⓘ |
| artist | Eugène Delacroix ⓘ |
| artStyle |
Orientalist
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Romantic ⓘ |
| basedOn | Delacroix’s 1832 visit to Algiers ⓘ |
| city | Paris ⓘ |
| collection |
Louvre Museum
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surface form:
Musée du Louvre
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Eugène Delacroix ⓘ |
| culturalContext | French colonial interest in North Africa ⓘ |
| depicts |
Algerian women
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Orientalist interior ⓘ domestic scene ⓘ harem interior ⓘ |
| depictsClothing |
headscarves
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traditional Algerian dress ⓘ |
| depictsEthnicGroup | Maghrebi women ⓘ |
| depictsObject |
carpets
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cushions ⓘ jewelry ⓘ |
| depictsTimePeriod | 19th-century Algiers ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Louvre Museum
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surface form:
Louvre Museum, Paris
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| genre | Orientalist painting ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none ⓘ |
| hasPart |
decorative tiles
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hookah ⓘ ornate textiles ⓘ seated woman in foreground ⓘ servant figure in background ⓘ |
| inception | 1834 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Pablo Picasso
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Women of Algiers series by Pablo Picasso ⓘ modern interpretations of Orientalist themes ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Delacroix’s travels in North Africa ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Algerian harem
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women in a private interior ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed rendering of interior decoration
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influence on later modernist painters ⓘ sensual yet restrained depiction of women ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Femmes d’Alger dans leur appartement ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| usesColorPalette | rich warm tones ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1834 ⓘ |
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