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Grande Odalisque

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
1814
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The story

Napoleon's sister Caroline Murat ordered it. Critics said she had two or three vertebrae too many, and later studies showed Ingres stretched her on purpose.

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Object details

Title
Grande Odalisque
Artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Date
1814
Culture
French
Medium
Oil on canvas
Object type
Paintings
Collection
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Credit line
Image source Wikimedia Commons. License Public domain.
Object number
EFA.0213
Original image
2200 × 1225 px
Source record
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License evidence
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