03 — ARTWORK
Judah and Tamar
- MEDIUM
- Oil on canvas, 130 x 98 cm
- TYPE
- Religious
PALETTE
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- FILE
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COMMENTARY
UNDERLINED TERMS ARE DEFINED IN THE GLOSSARY.
In France OrientalismA particular form of the general exoticism in European art. Oriental tendencies, promoted by travel reports as well as increasing scientific and touristic opening of the Near East and Egypt, reached a peak in French painting in the 19th century. The thematic spectrum ranged from genre pictures through realistic and imaginary landscapes to scenes of daily life. was closely bound up with the Romantic movement, the most important representatives of which were Delacroix and Géricault. Beside these outstanding figures the list of painters of oriental themes extends unbroken to the end of the century and beyond. They have become known as the Orientalists throughout Europe. Horace Vernet belongs to the early French Orientalists.
In Vernet's Judah and Tamar (representing a story taken from the Bible) Ingres' aestheticism is very evident in the rendering of the female body, in the beauty of line and the harmonious colouring. Generally, however, the artist has aimed for virtuosity in narrative detail and a meticulously faithful rendering of the textiles and accessories.
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@online{wga-r430e34b152ea53,
author = {Krén, Emil and Marx, Daniel},
title = {Judah and Tamar by VERNET, Horace},
organization = {{Web Gallery of Art}},
date = {2026-09-09},
url = {https://beta.wga.hu/artists/vernet-horace-r6ddbbca5ca0cb5/judah-and-tamar-r430e34b152ea53},
urldate = {2026-09-09},
langid = {english}
}ACCESSED 2026-09-09. REPLACE THE AUTHOR FIELD WITH THE COMMENTARY AUTHOR WHERE ONE IS NAMED.
