1816
pastel
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
A Turk is a 1816 pastel by Jules-Robert Auguste, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a man wearing a blue robe and a white turban, holding a sword in his right hand. He is standing in front of a blue sky with some clouds. The man's face is blurred, but he seems to be looking straight ahead. His robe has a red sash around his waist, and he is wearing a white shirt underneath. The sword he is holding is long and thin, with a curved blade. The painting is done in pastel on wove paper, mounted on board. It is a good example of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and imagination. You can learn more about this movement by looking up Romanticism.
Jules Robert Auguste (1789 – 15 April 1850) was a French painter associated with Romanticism and classicism.
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