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Count Demetrius de Palatiano in Suliot Costume

not dated

imitator of Eugène Delacroix

(French, 1798–1863)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
oil on fabric
Measurements
Unframed: 40.7 x 33.2 cm (16 x 13 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund 1973.33
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Description

The Greek war of independence in the 1820s was a source of great interest for the rest of Europe. The exotic costumes of Greek soldiers, or Palikares, were popular subjects for artists. Count Palatiano was a flamboyant Greek aristocrat who often posed for Delacroix and his colleagues in Paris.
A vertically oriented oil painting depicts Count Demetrius de Palatiano, a man with light skin tone and a mustache, wearing a gold-embroidered blue vest over a pleated white skirt. Wearing a red and yellow turban and gold leggings with red shoes, he rests his hand on a large sword at his waist. To our left, two small figures stand in a dark, sketchy landscape. Loose brushwork defines the white fabric and surroundings.

Count Demetrius de Palatiano in Suliot Costume

not dated

Eugène Delacroix

(French, 1798–1863)
France, 19th century

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