Orientalist painter (19th century) - Odalisque with parrot.

Orientalist painter (19th century) - Odalisque with parrot. 54 x 41 cm (unframed) - 72 x 59 cm (framed). Oil on canvas, in a 19th-century antique carved and gilded wooden frame. The subject of the odalisque belongs to the grand period of 19th-century Orientalism, a painting movement that animated a large part of European production between the third and fourth decades of the 19th century, fueled by the renewed interest in the Islamic and North African world following Napoleon's campaigns and artists' travels to the East. The genre had its most famous exponents in Eugène Delacroix, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, and Jean-Léon Gérôme, whose influence spread widely throughout Europe. The painting depicts a young, semi-nude woman, adorned with jewelry, an embroidered turban, and transparent veils, seated in an oriental interior enriched with carpets of geometric and floral patterns. She holds a tambourine in her left hand, while to her right, a brightly colored red and blue parrot rests on a pedestal. In the foreground, oriental shoes and a blue drape complete the scene. The compositional structure, with the figure centralized against a background of superimposed fabrics and the accurate rendering of exotic accessories, points to a painter with academic training, attentive to the luminous quality of the skin and the descriptive detail of the decorative elements. Condition report: Original canvas. The painted surface is in good condition. The painting is presented in an antique 19th-century carved and gilded wooden frame. All shipments within the EU are free and professionally packed. This item is sold with a legally valid certificate of authenticity. Further details on the condition report are available upon request. Viezzi Arte guarantees quality and professionalism at competitive prices, contact us at [email protected] or via WhatsApp at +39 3402841279. Message to non-Italian buyers: This work has not yet obtained the free export certificate from Italy, issued by the Superintendence of Cultural Heritage, which attests that the work does not belong to the Italian cultural heritage and can therefore be freely exported. The regulations in force from 2026 provide for reduced times for works with a declared value of less than €50,000, established at the discretion of the expert commission: on average 2-3 weeks from the submission of the request. All costs related to this procedure are included in the price. Disclaimer Rendering: The setting images are generated with AI for illustrative purposes and may not respect the real proportions of the artwork.