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Rugs in Orientalist paintings (Part 4)

by Filiberto Boncompagni

Part IV. Rudolph ERNST

Here is another prolific artist.

Rudolph ERNST (Austrian, 1854-1932) : He entered the Fine Arts Academy of Vienna at the age of 15, encouraged by the father who was an architect. He then studied in Rome and in Paris where he settled in 1876. He visited Spain, Morocco and, around 1880, Constantinople. After 1885 he painted exclusively Orientalist subjects.
He was attracted by applied arts of the countries he visited and collected a lot of objects (textiles, rugs, ceramic tiles cabinetwork and metalwork) using them as accessories for his atelier.
For sure he had a Chelaberd, or "Eagle Kazak" and he loved it.

Perhaps he bought it here…

The Rug Merchant


Smoking The Hookah


Gnaoua in a North African Interior 


Preparing for Duty - and an  interesting kilim too


A Moorish Interior




The Captives




The Terrace




Although thedimensions of the Kazak vary, I think it’s the same rug.

The following images show also a recurrent Anatolian prayer rug (Ladik?)

By the Entrance


The Flower Merchant




Favorite of the farm - if it’s the same rug, Ernst enlarged it.



Perhaps the following two have the same rug again - with some licenses

The Harem Bath




An Afternoon Show



Detail of the above: 



Another repeated rug. I cannot quite situate it. Reminds me the so-called Chichi.

Interior of Rostem Pasha Mosque Constantinople




The Manicure



The Reader - this is a watercolor on paper, signed and situated "Paris"


Other paintings with rugs:

The Musician



An Arab Sage dated 1886



The Money Changer



Harem Guard



The Favorite dated  1872



Evening prayer


 Part I

 Part II

 Part III

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