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Vase of Flowers on the Window of a Harem

Technical Details
  • 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.

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