Name of Object:

Moors of Tetouan

Name in original language:

Moros de Tetuán

Location:

Madrid, Spain

Holding Institution:

Lázaro Galdiano Museum

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Holding Institution (original language):

Museo Lázaro Galdiano

Date of Object:

c. 1860

Author:

Francisco Lameyer Berenguer, Escuela/Taller: Española (13 September 1825, Puerto de Santa María (Cádiz, Spain)-3 June 1877, Madrid)

Inventory Number:

11548

Material(s) / Technique(s):

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

50,5 x 80 cm

Description:

This painting was made around 1863 when the author travelled to Morocco with Mariano Fortuny. The reason for his travel was to paint the characters and picturesque garments as the way of life of the people from Morocco.
His experiences can be seen in his paintings and drawings.
During his travels he bought exotic artworks as Egyptian sarcophagi.
Harem and markets are considered a genre painting in Orientalism.

Citation of this web page:

Ámparo López "Moors of Tetouan" in "Sharing History", Museum With No Frontiers, 2025.
https://sharinghistory.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;AWE;es;15;en

Prepared by: Ámparo López
Copyedited by: Anne Dowell

MWNF Working Number: SP 015