La Grande Odalisque

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

1814 · Oil on canvas · Musée du Louvre, Paris

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La Grande Odalisque

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The Coronation of Napoleon

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About this work

Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867)
Year: 1814
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 91 × 162 cm
Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Movement: Neoclassicism

A concubine of an Ottoman harem lies naked on blue silk cushions with her back to the viewer and looks over her shoulder, a turban on her head, a peacock-feather fan in her hand and a pipe and incense burner at her feet. Ingres painted it in Rome in 1814 for Caroline Murat, Napoleon's sister and queen of Naples, as a pendant to a sleeping nude; the kingdom fell before it was delivered. Shown at the Salon of 1819, it was attacked for its anatomy, the famous back with three vertebrae too many, the boneless arm and the small head, distortions Ingres chose for the sake of the line. The Louvre bought it in 1899. It is the painting in which the classical nude turned into the Orientalist one, and the most elegant distortion in French art.

This exhibition-poster edition shows the whole work beneath original typography set in-house. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A reclining nude looking over her shoulder on blue silk, in cool flesh, deep blue and gold, a wide painting for a bedroom, dressing room or hallway at 24×36 in black. Deep blue, charcoal or warm grey walls suit it; pair it with Madame Récamier.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Exhibition poster of a Neoclassicism painting
Era: 19th century (1814)
Orientation: Portrait
Palette: cream & beige
Mood: intimate
Rooms: bedroom, hallway or entryway, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. Exhibition posters sit best in a slim black frame with no mat — the typeset margin is the mat.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Exhibition poster — original, drawn in-house • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

Shipping & returns

Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The exhibition-poster edition sets the complete image above typography designed in-house.

Is La Grande Odalisque in the public domain?

Yes. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780–1867) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée du Louvre.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was La Grande Odalisque painted, and in what medium?

La Grande Odalisque dates from 1814 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 91 × 162 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For La Grande Odalisque we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

A museum-exhibition poster of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres's La Grande Odalisque — a reclining nude on blue silk looking back over an impossibly long spine — shown whole and uncropped beneath gallery typography. Ingres: Line, Form and Neoclassicism, styled as a blockbuster exhibition print. A gallery-style exhibition poster: a celebrated public-domain artwork shown whole and uncropped beneath original exhibition typography set in-house — printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Exhibition Posters Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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