Standing Figure in Oriental Costume
attributed to Sebastiano Bombelli Italian
Not on view
Standing figure in Oriental costume, made out of light-colored fabric with an elaborate pattern of scrolling leaves, worn under a cape, with a band across the chest, and a belt tied around the hips. The head is covered by a turban with thin, golden stripes. The boots are bordered with golden details, matching with the rest of the costume. The mannered, somewhat theatrical pose of the heavily draped and turbaned figure recalls Claude Vignon's Femmes Fortes, engraved by Jean Mariette as illustrations for a book by Père Pierre Le Moyne that appeared in 1647, likely inspiring this design.
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