Jean-Leon Gerome - The Duel After The Masquerade [1857-59], originally uploaded by Gandalf's Gallery.
In this painting, showing the outcome of a duel after a costume ball, Gérôme (French, 1824 - 1904) replicates, with slight variations, a composition he had executed for the Duc d'Aumale in 1857. It is dawn on a wintry day in the Bois de Boulogne, Paris, and Pierrot succumbs in the arms of the Duc de Guise. A Venetian doge examines Pierrot's wound while Domino clasps his head in despair. To the right, the victorious American Indian departs, accompanied by Harlequin.
[Oil on canvas, 39.1 x 56.3 cm]
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