Fellah Women Drawing Water c. 1873 - 1875

Jean-Léon Gérôme's "Fellah Women Drawing Water" (c. 1873 - 1875) exemplifies the artist's fascination with Orientalist themes. The painting depicts a group of Egyptian women in traditional clothing, drawing water from a canal. Gérôme's attention to detail and his meticulous rendering of the figures, landscape, and light contribute to the painting's realism and create a sense of serenity. The scene is set against the backdrop of a village in the Nile Valley, with palm trees, a stone bridge, and distant hills. The work showcases Gérôme's skill in depicting the daily life of ordinary people in the Middle East, a subject that gained popularity in 19th-century European art.