Portrait of a Woman
Jean Léon Gérôme
1851
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
92.6 × 73.7 cm (36 1/2 × 29 in.); Framed: 116.9 × 99.1 × 10.1 cm (46 × 39 × 4 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
20686
About the Artist
Jean Léon Gérôme · 1824–1904
Gérôme's father, a goldsmith from Vesoul, discouraged his son from studying to become a painter but agreed, reluctantly, to allow him a trial period in the studio of Paul Delaroche in Paris. He traveled and studied in Italy, elsewhere in Europe, and in Asia Minor. The subjects that he enjoyed most were scenes of nature and animals. He is best known for mythological and Comment on works: history pa...