The Slave Market
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| - | '''Slave markets''' enjoyed popularity in art, particularly in the [[Orientalist]] paintings of the 19th century. A typical scene would often contain depictions of [[white slavery]] in which one or several nude females would be displayed before an audience of men as part of a [[slave auction]]. The archetypal example of this type of scene is [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]]'s '''''[[The Slave Market]]''''', in which a nude female slave is examined by a potential buyer. | + | '''''The Slave Market''''' is the title of a number of paintings. |
| - | '''''The Slave Market''''' is the title of a number of paintings. There is one by 19th century artist [[Gustave Boulanger]] and one by [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]]. | + | |
| + | [[Slave market]]s enjoyed popularity in art, particularly in the [[Orientalist painting]]s of the 19th century. A typical scene would often contain depictions of [[white slavery]] in which one or several nude females would be displayed before an audience of men as part of a [[slave auction]]. The archetypal example of this type of scene is [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]]'s '''''[[The Slave Market (Gérôme painting)|The Slave Market]]''''', in which a nude female slave is examined by a potential buyer. | ||
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| == Gustave Boulanger == | == Gustave Boulanger == | ||
| - | '''''The Slave Market''''' is a painting by 19th century artist [[Gustave Boulanger]]. It depicts a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[slave auction]] and appears to be intended to show the horror, and perhaps the erotic aspects, of the idea of human beings being for sale. It shows the marketing of seven young people, ranging in age from children to young adults, as slaves. All three male slaves, as well as two of the female slaves, bear a similarity in appearance perhaps suggesting that they are members of a family forced into slavery by economic conditions. All are wearing tags to indicate their availability as slaves. The taller, standing, young woman is wearing a translucent garment which clearly shows her breasts and pubic hair--she is trying to shield her eyes, perhaps because her potential buyers include former friends and neighbors, who are probably seeing her nude for the first time. The auctioneer adds to the sense of horror with his very casual attitude. | + | '''''The Slave Market'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boulanger_Gustave_Clarence_Rudolphe_The_Slave_Market.jpg] is a painting by 19th century artist [[Gustave Boulanger]]. It depicts a [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] [[slave auction]] and appears to be intended to show the horror, and perhaps the erotic aspects, of the idea of human beings being for sale. It shows the marketing of seven young people, ranging in age from children to young adults, as slaves. All three male slaves, as well as two of the female slaves, bear a similarity in appearance perhaps suggesting that they are members of a family forced into slavery by economic conditions. All are wearing tags to indicate their availability as slaves. The taller, standing, young woman is wearing a translucent garment which clearly shows her breasts and pubic hair--she is trying to shield her eyes, perhaps because her potential buyers include former friends and neighbors, who are probably seeing her nude for the first time. The auctioneer adds to the sense of horror with his very casual attitude. |
| == Jean-Léon Gérôme == | == Jean-Léon Gérôme == | ||
| - | '''''[[The Slave Market]]''''' is a painting by [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]]. | + | '''''[[The Slave Market (Gérôme)]]'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geromeslavemarket.jpg] is a painting by [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]]. It depicts a typical scene of [[white slavery]] where a man inspects the teeth of a nude, female slave. |
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| - | It depicts a a typical scene of [[white slavery]] in which a nude female slave is examined by a potential buyer. | + | |
| - | *Achat D'Une Esclave / [[Purchase of a Slave]][http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geromeslavemarket.jpg] ([[1857]]) is a painting by [[Jean-Léon Gérôme]]. | + | == See also == |
| + | *[[Sale of English Beauties in the East Indies]] by James Gilray | ||
| + | *[[White slavery]] | ||
| + | *[[Slave auction]] | ||
| + | *[[Harem#White_slavery_in_orientalist_art]] | ||
| - | See also [[slave auction]] | ||
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The Slave Market is the title of a number of paintings.
Slave markets enjoyed popularity in art, particularly in the Orientalist paintings of the 19th century. A typical scene would often contain depictions of white slavery in which one or several nude females would be displayed before an audience of men as part of a slave auction. The archetypal example of this type of scene is Jean-Léon Gérôme's The Slave Market, in which a nude female slave is examined by a potential buyer.
Gustave Boulanger
The Slave Market[1] is a painting by 19th century artist Gustave Boulanger. It depicts a Roman slave auction and appears to be intended to show the horror, and perhaps the erotic aspects, of the idea of human beings being for sale. It shows the marketing of seven young people, ranging in age from children to young adults, as slaves. All three male slaves, as well as two of the female slaves, bear a similarity in appearance perhaps suggesting that they are members of a family forced into slavery by economic conditions. All are wearing tags to indicate their availability as slaves. The taller, standing, young woman is wearing a translucent garment which clearly shows her breasts and pubic hair--she is trying to shield her eyes, perhaps because her potential buyers include former friends and neighbors, who are probably seeing her nude for the first time. The auctioneer adds to the sense of horror with his very casual attitude.
Jean-Léon Gérôme
The Slave Market (Gérôme)[2] is a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme. It depicts a typical scene of white slavery where a man inspects the teeth of a nude, female slave.
See also
- Sale of English Beauties in the East Indies by James Gilray
- White slavery
- Slave auction
- Harem#White_slavery_in_orientalist_art
![[1]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Boulanger_Gustave_Clarence_Rudolphe_The_Slave_Market.jpg){kind=link}
![[2]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Geromeslavemarket.jpg){kind=link}