Sujet

Fumée D'Ambre Gris (Smoke Of Ambergris), 1880. Creator: John Singer Sargent.

Légende

Fumée D'Ambre Gris (Smoke Of Ambergris), 1880. A woman holds part of her elaborate garment over a silver censer to capture the perfumed smoke of smoldering ambergris. A waxy substance extracted from whales, ambergris was used in some religious rituals and was also said to have aphrodisiac qualities.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Notre référence

HRM24A23_393

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

168,6Mo (8,8Mo) / 52,5cm x 80,4cm / 6202 x 9500 (300dpi)

Mots clés

female women woman people historical religious fantasy arts painting country religion figure figures art smoke costume clothes museum headdress color robes robe dress ritual location century gallery clothing concept garment exhibition incense exhibit APPAREL headgear art museum art gallery head-dress fantastical oil Painting United States of America Colour 19th century Museum of Art censer nineteenth century culture American history historic America USA ambergris Oil on canvas united states John Singer Sargent Sargent John Singer Oil on canvas art centre Singer Sargent Clark Art Institute Heritage Art 19th-century clothing & dress fashion & clothing American Art