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StatsA Bashi-Bazouk
Acrylic On Canvas- WallArt
1875
46.0 x 33.0 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Charles Bargue (1826 – 1883)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (new york, United States of America)
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The figure depicted here is a mercenary of the Ottoman Empire. The Turkish term for him is bashi-bazouk, which translates as “headless.” These men fought for plunder, an association that gave Bargue license to employ his virtuosic painting technique to paint finery such as the silk garments and narghile, or water pipe.
About this artwork
- Title: A Bashi-Bazouk
- Artist: Charles Bargue
- Year: 1875
- Original dimensions: 46.0 x 33.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Where to see it: Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Medium: Acrylic On Canvas
- Medium type: WallArt
- Main color: Black