INTERIOR OF HAREM

Creator(s): Francisco Paolo Rivas (Artist)

Currently in storage

About this object

Scene showing three females in a harem. At the left is a female nude who is seated on a small orange rug playing a type of harp. Her shoes are next to her. In the middle is a female wearing a blue skirt who is reclining on her back on a low divan playing a type of guitar. At the right is the third female who is reclining on her stomach with her chin resting on her hands, wearing a gold cap. In the background are Islamic arches and an open courtyard at left, a pink drapery behind the figures with an ornate lamp hanging in front of it, and a large brass pot at lower right containing a tall spray of pale pink flowers.

Object name:

INTERIOR OF HAREM

Made from:

Oil on canvas

Made in:

ITALY

Date made:

20th c.

Size:

27.6 x 42.5 cm (10 7/8 x 16 3/4 in.)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:

51.209

Class:

PAINTING

Signature marks:

SIGNATURE lower left corner: ? Rivas (could be A or F)

Credit line:

Gift of General Foods, 1978