Vase of Flowers on the Window of a Harem
Technical Details
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Title
Vase of Flowers on the Window of a Harem -
Author
Francesco Hayez -
Year
1881 -
Dimensions
cm 125 x 94,5 -
Inventory
6338 -
Room
XXXVII
This triumph of flowers is even more astounding when we learn that Hayez painted it at the age of ninety. It is a hymn to life and sensuality, hinted at by the composition of oriental motifs: the arch framing the scene, the rug on the window ledge, the white porcelain vase, and the realism of the flowers whose intoxicating perfume we can almost smell. We detect a female presence in the shadow: the slender hands emerging into the light belong to Angiolina, the artist’s adopted daughter.
