Learned Advice
Learned Advice c1895 by Austrian Painter Ludwig Deutsch (1855 – 1935); an Orientalist Painter of the mid 19th century and early 20th century.
This is an interesting scene of a leader or Chieftain begrudgingly receiving an instructional lecture from his senior advisor, who is quoting from an open book before him that is placed on a book stand, as he points down to the book.
The leader sits on a fine couch covered with embroidered cloth of patterns of alternating brown stripes, that is also has on it a multitude of pillows; one that is supporting the back of the leader that is looking down to his left with a look of annoyance.
The couch is placed on a large pedestal with blue and red tiles on its face, that also has a beautiful tiled small table on it to the right of the leader and about three feet from a beautiful marble column that stands on a geometrically carved pedestal by the wall that encloses the couch area.
The walls surrounding the couch area are covered with intricate ceramic patterns that are repeated throughout the room in multiple variations.
Off to the side of the column in front of the facing wall is a large candle about 4 feet in length that sits on a very large brass candle holder.
The Floor is made of white marble interlaced with various pattern colored tiles and is partially covered by a large brown, blue and red Persian carpet; that rest at the edge of the pedestal.
The Chieftain is dressed in white attire with a white turban on his head and a keffiyeh or shemagh (square cotton scarf) on top of that and what may be Berber or Babouche shoes. Around his waist is a large brown sash that holds two Scimitar blades, with another blade in its sheath resting on the tiled table.
The advisor is wearing a green turban and red cap on his head and is wearing a white cloak underneath a black cloak and brown sandals.
Learned Advice is a remastered digital art old masters reproduction of a public domain image that is available as a kətan onlayn çap.
Information Below Is Derived From Wikipedia.org
Ludwig was born in Austria on May 13,1855 and studied art at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts from under German Painter Anselm Feuerbach (1829 – 1880).
Upon Anselm Feuerbach retirement Ludwig and several other students went to Paris, France to study under Austrian Genre Painter Leopold Müller (1834 – 1892) and he may have also studied with French Painter Jean-Paul Laurens (1838 – 1921).
While in Paris Ludwig came to know fellow artists Hungarian Painter Arthur von Ferraris (1856 – 1936), Italian Painter Jean Baptiste Discart (1855 – 1940) and Austrian Painter Rudolf Ernst (1854 – 1932); all four becoming life long friends, and through his association with them developed an interest in Orientalist Art.
Sonra daxil 1880 he decided to permanently settle in Paris, and opened a studio at the Rue Le Pelletier in Paris; where he exhibited his artwork with great success.
Though Ludwig first exhibited his first Orientalist pieces in 1881; his journeys to the Middle East in 1885, 1890 və 1898 to Egypt were definitely an inspiration to the accuracy and detail depicted his paintings; which were influenced by the North African light, colors and customs of the society of the time.
On these trips he would collect large quantities of Oriental objects, which included furniture, weapons, tiles, fabrics, pipes and clothing which her would use in his paintings.
