Young Woman with Ibis

Colors in this work

Artist: Edgar Degas
Date: 1857–58; reworked 1860–62
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 39 3/8 x 29 1/2 in. (100 x 74.9 cm)
Department: European Paintings
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Blue Spruce Cloth · Teal family · #284540 · 27%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #22241C · 20%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A96C46 · 19%

Madder Lake · Red family · #A72821 · 8%

Hammered Copper Brown · Brown family · #765436 · 7%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #723929 · 5%

Sooted Timber · Brown family · #453022 · 5%

Bitumen Shadow · Black family · #2A251B · 4%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #C19069 · 2%

Lampblack · Black family · #080602 · <1%

Iron Gall Black · Black family · #13201E · <1%

Press Black · Black family · #0D121A · <1%

Faded Damask Teal · Teal family · #49746D · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #857668 · <1%

Faded Verdure · Green family · #727C66 · <1%

Burnt Umber Ground · Brown family · #643415 · <1%

Iron Rosette · Red family · #821411 · <1%

Blue Spruce Cloth · Teal family · #236860 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Gift of Stephen Mazoh and Purchase, Bequest of Gioconda King, by exchange, 2008

11 tags

Animals Both · 99%

Three prominent long-billed birds are clearly visible in the image, and the catalog lists Birds as a subject; the title identifies them as ibis.
Human Figure Both · 99%

A woman is the dominant figure in the composition, and the catalog lists Women as a subject.
Cityscapes and City Scenes Both · 97%

A built urban landscape with towers and other architectural forms is visible behind the figures, while Rome is listed among the catalog subjects.

Figurative Painting Visual · 98%

The image presents recognizable human, animal, and architectural forms in a representational composition.

Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 98%

The red birds and blue-green drapery form highly saturated focal areas against the warm ocher and rose background.
Dark Colors Visual · 97%

The lower foreground and portions of the surrounding architectural forms are rendered in deep black and dark blue-green tones.
Asymmetrical Visual · 95%

The figure is offset within the canvas and balanced unevenly by the birds and architectural forms, producing an asymmetrical composition.

Oil Painting Metadata · 99%

The catalog specifies the medium as oil on canvas.
Large-Scale Painting Visual · 91%

Broad, loose strokes are readily visible in the drapery, birds, sky, and architectural setting.

19th Century Art Metadata · 99%

The catalog dates the work to 1857–58, with reworking in 1860–62, placing it in the nineteenth century.

French Art Metadata · 94%

The catalog identifies Degas as French, with Paris given as his place of birth and death.

Edgar Degas. Young Woman with Ibis. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.