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Mariano Fortuny — Seated Arab
Mariano Fortuny

Seated Arab

1873

Combining etching with aquatint, Fortuny achieves remarkable tonal depth in portraying this dignified figure from his travels through North Africa.

Medium
etching and aquatint

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Mariano Fortuny, Seated Arab, 1873

Combining etching with aquatint, Fortuny achieves remarkable tonal depth in portraying this dignified figure from his travels through North Africa.

Medium
etching and aquatint
Year
1873
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Figure, 19th Century, Exotic, Orientalism, Romanticism, Detailed, Portrait, Etching and Aquatint, Monochromatic, Spanish

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