The Women of Algiers in their Apartment 1834
eugenedelacroix
louvre
painting, oil-paint
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portrait
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painting
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oil-paint
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group-portraits
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romanticism
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orientalism
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genre-painting
Eugène Delacroix's *The Women of Algiers in their Apartment* (1834) is a vibrant and dynamic oil painting housed in the Louvre Museum in Paris. This Romantic work depicts four women in an Algerian interior, capturing the exoticism of North African culture that captivated European imaginations in the 19th century. The women are richly dressed in colorful garments, their figures rendered with a sense of movement and sensuality. The artist's use of bold colors and contrasting light and shadow creates a dramatic and atmospheric scene.
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