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Jean-Léon Gérôme

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Painting of tall pine trees and boulders in front of a sunlit snowy mountain under a blue sky.

Alpine Landscape: The Handegg, Switzerland

1850s

Painting of camel riders and a greyhound leaving an oasis at dusk, with palm trees and a domed tomb beside a walled path.

Leaving the Oasis

1880s

Painting of a chariot race in a Roman circus with galloping horses, dust clouds, and a crowded stand of spectators.

Chariot Race

1876

Painting of a Cairo cafe interior with men in turbans, a brazier, a dancer and seated musicians.

Cafe House, Cairo (Casting Bullets)

1884 or earlier

Painting of a tiger lying on rocks with two cubs beside a reflecting pool, set against a dark background.

Tiger and Cubs

ca. 1884

Painting of a Roman amphitheater crowd, a seated ruler under a temple, angels above, and an infant in the foreground.

The Age of Augustus, the Birth of Christ

about 1852-1854

Oil study of fan palms and date palms in grassland under a lavender twilight sky.

Study of Palm Trees

1855/56

Painting of a nude snake charmer with a python beside a flute player, watched by seated men before blue tiled walls.

The Snake Charmer

1879

Painting of courtiers bowing on a grand staircase before a cardinal in red, with a monk reading beside a heraldic shield.

Jean-leon-gerome-l-eminence-grise 1873

1873

Painting of a duel aftermath in snowy woods: a clown-costumed man is supported as a figure in red lies fallen, harlequins wat

The Duel After the Masquerade

1857

Painting of a rider on a black horse looking toward the Great Sphinx and distant troops in a desert landscape.

Bonaparte before the Sphinx

1886

Lion on the Watch

Lion on the Watch

c. 1885

Painting of riders and robed figures on a stone bridge over a canal, with a minaret, palm trees, and a town beyond.

View of Medinet El-Fayoum

c. 1868/1870

Painting of a turbaned man leading two greyhounds across a sandy desert under a cloudy sky with dunes behind.

On the Desert

1867

Oil painting of a laughing man in red and white clothing playing an instrument in a dim room with resting companions and a ca

Bashi-Bazouk Singing

1868

Painting of a lion approaching kneeling martyrs in a Roman arena, with a crowd in the stands and crosses at the edge.

The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer

1863

Dressed nobleman with sword and plumed hat stands in a tulip field as soldiers run across it toward a Dutch village.

The Tulip Folly

1882

Painting of senators with raised daggers in a columned Roman hall, with a fallen figure in the foreground.

The Death of Caesar

1859

Painting of a bearded man in a clay jar holding a lantern, with dogs and a cat around him and a town street behind.

Diogenes

1860

Painting of a victorious gladiator standing over a fallen fighter in a Roman arena as spectators watch from above.

Pollice Verso

1872

Painting of a distant walled city under a dark storm sky, with an armed procession on a rocky path in the foreground.

Jerusalem

1867

Painting of a nude woman covering her face before a row of bearded judges in red robes in a classical hall.

Phryne before the Areopagus

1861

Painting of robed riders on donkeys and a camel caravan along a sandy coast beside turquoise water and red cliffs.

The Gulf of Aqaba

1897

Painting of a black panther crouching on a hill, stalking deer near a shoreline under a sunset sky with light rays.

Black Panther Stalking a Herd of Deer

1851

Camels drinking from a pool beneath palm trees in a sunlit desert oasis, with a pale mountain behind.

Oasis

Painting of two young Greeks watching a cockfight on a terrace by the sea, with a marble pedestal and a seated woman beside t

Un combat de coqs, dit aussi Jeunes Grecs faisant battre des coqs

1846

Painting of courtiers and guards in a grand palace staircase, with a bowing man in red and banners of many colours.

Reception of Le Grand Condé by Louis XIV at Versailles in 1674

1878

Large painting of a seated Roman emperor before a temple, with a glowing Nativity scene and a crowd of varied figures below.

'The Century of Augustus'

1855

Painting of women in a classical Greek interior with columns, reclining nudes, a fur rug, and a standing figure with a green

Greek Interior" Alternative title: French: Scène de gynécéeGynaeceumtitle QS:P1476,fr:"Scène de gynécée

1848

Painting of a bearded old man with a halo lying beside a sleeping lion in a cave, with a scroll and staff nearby.

Saint Jerome

1874

Painting of a sunlit Egyptian town with minarets, palms, a stone bridge, horsemen and robed figures beside a canal.

View of Medinet El-Fayoum

1868

Nude woman lighting a hookah by a pool with a fountain, bathing women and carved stone balustrade behind her.

The Hookah Lighter

1898

Courtiers in period dress ride gilded carriages past a moonlit palace and reflecting pool at Versailles.

Gerome Promenade de la cour dans le parc de Versailles (1895) 438

Painting of a file of men in robes walking barefoot across desert sand, flanked by armed guards in white kilts and turbans.

Egyptian Recruits Crossing the Desert

1857

Painting of worshippers praying in a blue-tiled mosque interior beside a carved wooden pulpit and niche.

The Blue Mosque

1878

Horsemen in turbans and red and green cloaks lead a caravan with camels across a sunlit desert under blue sky.

'riders Crossing the Desert'

1870

Men in turbans praying in a mosque interior with marble floors, stone columns and a wooden balcony.

Jean-Léon Gérôme - Prayers in the Mosque (1892) (Sotheby's)

1892

Painting of a mounted officer in a bicorne hat on a grey horse, with a minaret and domed building behind him.

Le Général Bonaparte au Caire, ébauche

Painting of a rider in white robes tending a chestnut horse lying on desert sand, with sunlit cliffs and mountains behind.

Jean-Léon Gérôme - Rider and his Steed in the Desert (1872)

1872

Classical courtyard painting of a bearded man and a nude woman beside a reclining youth, a white dog, and a servant.

Socrates seeking Alcibiades in the house of Aspasia

1861

Painting of a shepherd and a woman in white leading sheep and goats through a flowering meadow below a mountain range.

Daphnis and Chloe

1898

Painting of a crowd below a dark mountain whose summit glows with fire and light, a lone figure silhouetted at the peak.

Moses on Mount Sinai

1895

Painting of two scarlet ibises walking on a sandy beach with blue sea and mountains in the distance.

Scarlet Ibis

1855

Painting of courtiers in a gilded palace room gathered around a seated man in a blue plumed hat at a table.

Louis XIV and Molière

1862

Painting of a robed man on a rock in the desert waving to scatter a swirling flock of larks.

Arab frightening larks away

1900

Two robed figures walk along a dark rocky shore toward a fiery glow, with winged shapes in a murky sky above.

Dante und Virgile in Hell

Painting of a woman in white painting a clay figurine in a sunlit courtyard, with draped women examining statuettes on shelve

Tanagra Workshop

1893

Painting of a veiled women in a green kiosk by the sea, with an armored guard holding a spear in the foreground.

Jean-Léon Gérôme - The Harem in the Kiosk (1870) (Sotheby's) 099l1905-b9ddk

1870

Painting of a rider on a white horse leaping toward a fiery chasm before a crowd in a classical Roman forum.

The leap of Marcus Curtius

1850

Oil sketch of a winged angel above a woman and child on a donkey crossing a desert, with a man walking behind.

Flight into Egypt (sketch for the artwork of 1897)

1897

Painting of a robed rider on a white donkey entering a walled city while a crowd gathers and waves palm branches.

Entry of the Christ in Jerusalem

1897

Painting of a Roman arena with whip-wielding men driving lions and tigers past fallen bodies, watched by spectators.

The Retreating Lions

1902

Painting of a fallen man in dark clothes beside a stone wall as soldiers march in mist under a faint dome.

The Execution of Marshal Ney

1868

Tiger seated on a sandy dune gazing over a vast desert plain toward distant riders and arid hills under blue sky.

Tiger on the Watch

1888

Painting of a kneeling man in blue drapery tending a roaring lion's paw inside a dark rocky cave.

Androcles

1902

Painting of a roaring lion lying on rocky ground while a small blue butterfly hovers nearby in the dark.

Lion tentant de saisir un papillon

1889

Painting of a tiger and two lion cubs on a rocky ledge overlooking a desert valley under a starry night sky.

Jean-Léon Gérôme La nuit au désert (1884) 1

1884

Painting of a lion seated on a rock ledge overlooking a desert plain at sunset with a large orange sun.

Les Deux Majestés

1883

Painting of a lion drinking from a pool in a rocky desert oasis with palm trees and cliffs under a blue sky.

Lion in the Desert

1885

Oil painting of a reclining tiger facing the viewer, lying on dirt among dry branches and dark undergrowth.

Tiger

Painting of a lion lying on a sunlit beach, gazing toward a calm blue sea under a pale sky.

Solitude

1890

Painting of a formal court reception with kneeling envoys in colorful robes before a throne and gathered courtiers in a gilde

Reception of the Siamese ambassadors by the Emperor Napoleon III at the Palace of Fontainebleau, 27 June 1861

1864

Painting of an autumn forest clearing with an orange tree, golden ferns, and two deer under a cloudy sky.

Souvenir of Achéres

1903

Painting of women washing and carrying water by a pool, with palm trees, white buildings, and a minaret under a blue sky.

Fellah Women Drawing Water

1873