Lady in Turkish dress, reading (c.1741-1742). Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702-1789). Chalk.Liotard
Lady in Turkish dress, reading (c.1741-1742). Jean-Étienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702-1789). Chalk.Liotard visited Istanbul and painted numerous pastels of Turkish domestic scenes; he also continued to wear Turkish dress for much of the time when back in Europe. Using modern dress was considered unheroic and inelegant in history painting using Middle Eastern settings, with Europeans wearing local costume, as travellers were advised to do. -- source link
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