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Edwin Long: The Palace Guard   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
Artist
Edwin Long  (1829–1891)  wikidata:Q3042629
 
Edwin Long
Alternative names
Edwin Longsden Long
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 12 July 1829 Edit this at Wikidata 15 May 1891 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Bath Hampstead
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artist QS:P170,Q3042629
Title
The Palace Guard
Description
English: The painting titled "The Guard of the Palace," painted in 1887 by Edwin Longsden Long, representation of traditional Moroccan life, with contrasting and harmonizing colors and architecture. The artist has visited Morocco[1]. The central figures are a man and a woman in traditional Moroccan dress. Djellaba with a black burnus, while the woman wears an embroidered caftan with a matching scarf and carries a copper tray with the eight-pointed star, a symbol of Moroccan craftsmanship. The painting is detailed and precise, and the setting includes colorful zellige and traditional weapons. The painting is a valuable testimony to Moroccan culture in the 19th century and continues to inspire artists and art historians.
Français : Le tableau intitulé "The Palace Guard", peint en 1887 par Edwin Longsden Long, représente la vie traditionnelle marocaine, avec des couleurs et une architecture contrastée et harmonisée. Les personnages centraux sont un homme et une femme en costume traditionnel marocain. Djellaba avec un burnous noir, tandis que la femme porte un caftan marocain traditionnel brodé avec un foulard assorti et porte un plateau en cuivre avec l'étoile à huit branches, symbole de l'artisanat marocain. La peinture est détaillée et précise, et le décor comprend des zelliges colorés et des armes traditionnelles. Le tableau est un précieux témoignage de la culture marocaine du XIXe siècle et continue d'inspirer les artistes et les historiens de l'art.
العربية: اللوحة التي تحمل عنوان "The Palace Guard حارس القصر" والتي رسمها إدوين لونغسدن لونغ سنة 1887، تمثل الحياة المغربية التقليدية، بألوان وهندسة معمارية متناقضة ومتناغمة. الشخصيات المركزية هي رجل وامرأة يرتديان الزي المغربي التقليدي. جلابة مع البورنوس الأمازيغي أسود اللون، بينما ترتدي المرأة قفطان مغربي تقليدي مطرز، وتحمل صينية نحاسية عليها النجمة الثمانية رمز الصنعة المغربية. اللوحة مفصلة ودقيقة، ويتضمن الإعداد الزليج الملون والأسلحة التقليدية. تعتبر اللوحة شهادة قيمة للثقافة المغربية في القرن التاسع عشر ولا تزال تلهم الفنانين ومؤرخي الفن.
Depicted place Dar al-Makhzen Fez, Morocco
Date 1887
date QS:P571,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 132 cm (51.9 in); width: 92 cm (36.2 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,132U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,92U174728
Object history 3 June 2009: auctioned at Sotheby's for £115,250
References Sotheby's 19th Century European Paintings (2009) Lot 57
Source/Photographer https://historitage.com/edwin-longsden-long

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  1. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Long

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