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Odalisque by Jules-Joseph Lefebvre

Odalisque

Jules-Joseph Lefebvre · 1874

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DETAILS
Artist
Jules-Joseph Lefebvre
Date
1874
Medium
Oil on canvas
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
102.4 × 200.7 cm (41 5/16 × 79 in.); Framed: 119.4 × 216.9 cm (47 × 85 3/8 in.)
Collection
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Culture
France
Credit line
George F. Harding Collection
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Jules-Joseph Lefebvre

Jules-Joseph Lefebvre was a celebrated French academic painter known for his exquisite portraits of women and his influential role as a beloved art educator.

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