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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