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Turkish Women in the Countryside near Istanbul
Jean Baptiste Vanmour (1671-1737), oil on canvas, c. 1720-1737
The women are all looking up at an apparition of a vague, floating female figure. What story is depicted here is not known. It might be a Turkish folk tale, or perhaps what we see are the hallucinations of women smoking opium.
- Artwork typepainting
- Object numberSK-A-2006
- Dimensionsheight 44 cm x width 58 cm