A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants
The image depicts a painting titled "A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants". The painting shows a woman reclining on a low platform with a decorative patterned cloth underneath. She is wearing a brown dress with green bangles and has a black pillow under her head. Her right arm is on her stomach, and her left arm is down by her side. The woman's hair is pulled back and adorned with a hairpiece. She has a bare foot and a toenail polish. There are six other people around her: - one sitting on the right side wearing a white outfit and a head covering, holding a smoking pipe, - one kneeling on the left side wearing green, - one sitting cross-legged on the left wearing red and green, holding a stringed instrument, - one standing behind the reclining woman wearing red and green holding a flywhisk, - one standing beside her wearing blue, - and one sitting on the floor in front of the reclining woman wearing pink and green. The background features a white railing behind the people, beyond which is a green hillside with trees, and a dark cloudy sky with orange near the horizon. The painting has a thin tan border around the edge.
Artwork Details
- Dimensions
- 900 × 562 px
- Museum Record
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