An Oriental Beauty
An Oriental Beauty by Greek Painter Theodoros Ralli (1852 – 1909); who was known for is genre scenes, landscapes and portrait paintings.
This is an alluring portrait of an attractive young lady in the Orientalist style set against a stone wall painted with slate green, orange, yellow and white paint.
She is posed in a a side view, with the right side of her face facing the viewer as she looks down to her left, wearing a green cloth towel wrap around her head, that is tied off at the rear and an orange wrap garment that leaves her right shoulder bare.
This is a remastered digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image that is available as a rolled canvas print online.
About The Artist
Theodoros Ralli studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts under Nikiphoros Lytras (1832 – 1904), and then he went to Paris, France where his artwork was influenced by the impressionists and which can be seen in is genre scenes, landscapes and portraits; and was known for his ability in capturing light and atmosphere in his artwork.
Theodoros was a member of the “Munich School” of Greek artists, who sought to combine traditional Greek themes with a more modern and realistic style. He also worked as an illustrator for various newspapers and magazines in Greece and Europe.
