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The Snake Charmer

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by Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Snake Charmer

1879

A naked boy, accompanied by an elderly musician playing the flute, “charms” a snake. Although Gérôme could have witnessed such a performance during his travels in Egypt, this detailed—almost photographic—image is an invention. Read more... [The Clark]

Size:: 32 3/8 x 47 5/8 in. (82.2 x 121 cm)
Medium:: Oil on canvas
License:: This photographic reproduction is in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
For more:: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-L%C3%A9on_G%C3…

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