Sujet
A Eunuch's Dream, 1874. Creator: Jean Lecomte du Nouÿ (French, 1842-1923).
Légende
A Eunuch's Dream, 1874. This painting, inspired by Charles Montesquieu's Persian Letters (published in 1721), depicts a eunuch who wanted to marry a harem slave. He experienced a vision of her while smoking his opium pipe, but her little companion holding a knife dripping with blood reminds us that the eunuch's anatomy precludes the fulfillment of his dream. The outline of a hand next to the signature is a khamsa, a symbol used to ward off evil.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Notre référence
HRM19F67_437
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
69,2Mo (7,3Mo) / 53,8cm x 32,2cm / 6356 x 3808 (300dpi)