Not currently on view
In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Gérôme spent the years 1843 and 1844 in Rome, where this work was painted. The woman's severe expression and drapery recall ancient Roman statuary as well as the 19th-century belief that the essence of the antique could still be found amid the ruins and people of contemporary Rome.
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Henri Lehmann — Woman of the "Orient"
John Singer Sargent — Man Wearing Laurels
François LePage (French, 1796–1871) — Self-Portrait
Bartolomeo Veneto (Italian, 1531) — Portrait of a Man
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Henri Le Secq — Untitled (Head of Woman)
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