File:Albanian Duel by Alexandre Gabriel Decamps 1828.jpg
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Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps: Albanian duel
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q458288 |
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Title |
Albanian duel title QS:P1476,en:"Albanian duel"
label QS:Len,"Albanian duel" |
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Description |
English: War-like Albanians, dressed in flowing garments, festooned with daggers, pistols and swords, were a favourite subject for Romantic artists, and Byron chose to be represented in Albanian costume in his famous portrait by Thomas Phillips. In the early 19th century Albanians were alleged to be the fiercest section of the Ottoman forces, and indeed there are many travellers’ descriptions of their alarming appearance. In this watercolour, Descamps had focused on the tension between the two combatants as they glare fiercely at one another and parry with their distinctive short swords [hançer.] Each goads the other on while their cloaks and white kilts [fustan] swirl about them. The drama is echoed by the men and the galloping horses approaching from the background, hoping to intervene before the outcome proves fatal. |
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Date |
1828 date QS:P571,+1828-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
watercolor medium QS:P186,Q22915256 Water- and bodycolour, with gum, heightened with white |
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Dimensions |
height: 30 cm (11.8 in); width: 39.6 cm (15.5 in) dimensions QS:P2048,30U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,39.6U174728 |
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18:22, 23 January 2014 | ![]() | 768 × 584 (159 KB) | Hyllir (talk | contribs) | {{subst:Upload marker added by en.wp UW}} {{Information |Description = {{en|Albanian Duel somewhere in South of Albania during Ottoman reign }} |Source = '''Original publication''': Old Painting of beggining of 19th century<br/> '''Immediate source''':... |
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