.... In this painting , showing the outcome of a duel after a costume ball , Gérome 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 , and Pierrot succumbs in the arms of the Duc d'Guise . A Venetian doge examines Pierrot's wounds while Domino clasps his head in despair . To the right the victorious American Indian departs , accompanied by Harlequin .
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Wednesday, 4 January 2012
' The Duel After the Masquerade Ball ' Jean-Léon Gérome (French 1824-1904) Oil on canvas , circa 1857-59 . Hermitage Museum , St Petersberg
.... In this painting , showing the outcome of a duel after a costume ball , Gérome 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 , and Pierrot succumbs in the arms of the Duc d'Guise . A Venetian doge examines Pierrot's wounds while Domino clasps his head in despair . To the right the victorious American Indian departs , accompanied by Harlequin .
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