Domenico Morelli

(Italian, 1823 - 1901)

This painting, signed and dated lower left, depicts a woman's face in Oriental style by the painter Domenico Morelli. The soft, expansive brushstrokes convey a powerful, introspective expressiveness. The painting is part of a series of paintings depicting Oriental scenes, executed between 1874 and 1895, which Domenico Morelli painted despite never having been to those lands. This allowed him to be included in the movement of Italian Orientalists. The painting's Romantic ideals blend with strong realism, creating a late Romantic masterpiece.

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