Berber bride by josep tapiró (1836-1913), exhibited at the barcelona art museum. This highly meticulous portrait is one of the best known and most characteristic of tapiró’s works from the tangiers period, in morocco. It shows a bride adorned with jewels in the traditional fashion and gives a detailed rendering of her magnificent ceremonial attire. The young bride wears the traditional moroccan caftan and, probably what appears to be a traditional chedda. Object Type: drawing. Genre: portrait. Date: circa 1896. Dimensions: height: 688 mm (27.08 in); width: 476 mm (18.74 in). Medium: watercolour on paper. Collection: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya.
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