Domenico Morelli

(Italian, 1823 - 1901)

The painting, signed and dated in the lower left corner, is in the Orientalist style of the painter Domenico Morelli and depicts the face of a woman in Oriental dress. The soft, relaxed brushstrokes convey a strong sense of introspective expressiveness. The painting is part of a series of works painted between 1874 and 1895, featuring oriental scenes, which Domenico Morelli painted despite never having been to those places, thus becoming part of the Italian Orientalist movement. The romantic ideals of the painting blend with strong realism, giving rise to a late Romantic masterpiece.

ASOR studio