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L'Européenne

L'Européenne

Unknown artist

Décor : femme (buste, portrait) ; coiffure (tresse) ; bijou (coiffure) ; boucles d'oreille ; collier (perle) ; bijou (torse) ; tunique ; manteau

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Medium
Matériau : cèdre (Cedrus sp., Pinaceae (Asensi Amorós & Détienne, 2008)) Matériau secondaire : or, lin (résidus de bandelettes de momie et de résine au revers) Technique : peinture à l'encaustique, dorure à la feuille
Dimensions
Hauteur 42,5 cm; Largeur 24 cm; Largeur 17,4 cm; Epaisseur 1,6 cm
Origin
Antinoé (Moyenne Égypte->Égypte->Afrique du Nord) (par rapprochement stylistique et formel ; provenance fournie par l'antiquaire R. Khawam)
Department
Département des Antiquités égyptiennes
Holding institution
Musée du Louvre
Image provider
wikimedia-commons
License
CC BY 3.0
Credit
Musée du Louvre, Département des Antiquités grecques, étrusques et romaines

Art Genome Taxonomy

12 tags

Subject Matter

  • Individual Portrait Both · 99%

    The image shows a single individualized female bust, and the Louvre catalog describes the decoration as a woman's bust and portrait.

  • Face Both · 99%

    The frontal face dominates the composition, with clearly rendered eyes, brows, nose, mouth, and hairline; the catalog identifies the work as a portrait.

  • Human Figure Visual · 98%

    A human figure is represented from the head through the upper torso.

  • Femininity Metadata · 96%

    The catalog explicitly identifies the subject as a woman; the image shows earrings, necklaces, and feminine dress or drapery.

Medium and Techniques

  • Painting Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies an encaustic painting, and the image visibly shows painted imagery on a wooden panel.

  • Encaustic Metadata · 99%

    The Louvre record explicitly specifies painting in encaustic.

  • Gold Leaf and Gilding Metadata · 99%

    The catalog explicitly records gilding with gold leaf, and extensive bright gold-toned ornament is visible around the hair, jewelry, collar, and garment.

  • Frontal Perspective Visual · 96%

    The figure is presented directly from the front, with the face and torso organized around a nearly frontal axis.

Time Periods

  • Ancient Art Metadata · 98%

    The catalog dates the work to approximately 100–150 CE, placing it within ancient art.

Materials

  • Wood Metadata · 99%

    The catalog identifies cedar as the primary material of the panel.

  • Gold Metadata · 96%

    Gold is listed as a secondary material in the catalog and corresponds to the gilded-looking jewelry and ornament visible in the image.

Antiquities, Artifacts, and Religious Objects

  • Funerary/Commemorative Object Metadata · 91%

    The catalog classifies the work as a mummy portrait, identifying it as a portrait associated with funerary commemoration.

Source & rights

Sailko. Own work

Catalog record ↗ Image source ↗ Image license ↗ Image-use terms ↗ Catalog metadata terms ↗

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