Courtyard in the Sultan's Palace / Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant

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Accession Number
1895.99
Title
Courtyard in the Sultan's Palace
Artist Nationality
French
Artist Life Dates
1845-1902
Medium and Support
oil on panel
Object Creation Date
1872-1902
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
France (nation)
Île-de-France (region)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
France (nation)
Creation Place 3
Île-de-France (region)
Style/Group/Movement
Orientalism; Romanticism
Inscription
This painting shows a scene set in a room with high white walls that is open to the sky, like a courtyard. Beyond the wall there is flowering vegetation, tall trees and a tower with a balustrade with keyhole shaped openings. There are two clay pots resting on top of the wall and an oriental style carpet hanging over one side. Within this courtyard, there are three women who are looking at two small leopards that wear metal chains and stand in a keyhole shaped opening of the far right wall. The women, grouped together on the far left side, are wearing 19th century Moroccan dress, including richly embroidered, garments, headscarves and shoes. There is bright sunlight streaming into the room which creates shadows on the walls and floor.
Dimensions
120.3 cm x 79 cm (47 3/8 in. x 31 1/8 in.)
Primary Object Classification
Painting
Physical Description
This painting shows a scene set in a courtyard with high white walls that is open to the sky. Beyond the wall there is flowering vegetation, tall trees and a tower with a balustrade with keyhole shaped openings. There are two clay pots resting on top of the wall and an oriental style carpet hanging over one side. Within this courtyard, there are three women who are looking at two small leopards that wear metal chains and stand in a keyhole shaped opening of the far right wall. The women, grouped together on the far left side, are wearing 19th century Moroccan dress, including richly embroidered, garments, headscarves and shoes. There is bright sunlight streaming into the room which creates shadows on the walls and floor.
Subject Matter
Constant began to do paintings with Orientalist subjects following his travels in Spain and Morocco during the 1870s. Prior to that he was well known at the Paris Salon for exhibiting history scenes. The exact meaning of this subject is unknown, however, Constant had done other paintings of street scenes and harem women, including, Harem Women in Morocco, which received a third-class medal at the Salon in 1875. This painting shows his romantic treatment of these subjects and the inclusion of local artifacts, rugs and costumes from his studio collection.
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2441 x 3737
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Record
1895.99
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"Courtyard in the Sultan's Palace; Jean Joseph Benjamin Constant." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1895.99/1895.99.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 19, 2024.
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