Odalisque
Benjamin-Constant (Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant)
Date unknown · Oil on canvas · European Paintings
The fantasy of sexual availability is a recurrent theme of Orientalist painting. The luxurious setting and the presence of a guard are intended to suggest that the woman belongs to the harem of a wealthy man.
- Artist
- Benjamin-Constant (Jean-Joseph-Benjamin Constant)
- Date
- Date unknown
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Department
- European Paintings
- Credit line
- Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2017
