Bashi-bazouk
by Vincent Monozlay
Title
Bashi-bazouk
Artist
Vincent Monozlay
Medium
Painting - Oil On Canvas
Description
Painting by Jean-Leon Gerome 1868-69.
This arresting picture was made after Gerome returned to Paris from a twelve-week journey to the Near East in early 1868. He was at the height of his career when he dressed a model in his studio with textiles he had acquired during the expedition. The artists Turkish title for this picture which translates as "headless" evokes the unpaid irregular soldiers who fought ferociously for plunder under Ottoman leadership, although it is difficult to imagine this man charging into battle wearing such an exquisite silk tunic. Geromes virtuosic treatment of textures provides a sumptuous counterpoint to the figures dignified bearing.
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