A Cairo Bazaar
1839
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 7 in. (24.8 x 17.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Kenneth Jay Lane, 2018
Accession Number
2018.209
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the vibrant chaos of *A Cairo Bazaar*, a captivating 1839 oil painting on wood by French artist Adrien Dauzats. This intimate work, measuring just 9¾ x 7 inches, us to a bustling Egyptian marketplace teeming with merchants, shoppers, and the exotic allure of the Orient. Rendered in rich oils on a portable wooden panel, it exemplifies the sketch-like intimacy favored by 19th-century travelers, allowing Dauzats to capture moments of daily life with remarkable immediacy. As a quintessential Orientalist piece, the painting reflects Europe's mid-19th-century fascination with the Middle E...
About the Artist
Adrien Dauzats · 1804–1868
Adrien Dauzats (1804-1868) was a French landscape and Orientalist painter who gained recognition for his lithographic skill and faithful transcriptions of architectural monuments across Europe and the Middle East. Born in Bordeaux to a theatrical scenery painter, Dauzats initially trained as a stage designer before completing his artistic education in Paris under landscape painter Michel Julien Gu...