In this painting, showing the outcome of a duel after a costume ball, gérôme replicates, with slight variations, a composition he had executed for the duc d'aumale in 1857. It is dawn on a wintry day in the bois de boulogne, paris, and pierrot succumbs in the arms of the duc de guise. A venetian doge examines pierrot's wound while domino clasps his head in despair. To the right, the victorious american indian departs, accompanied by harlequin. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: between 1857 and 1859. Place of creation: France. Dimensions: height: 39.1 cm (15.3 in); width: 56.3 cm (22.1 in); Framed height: 66.9 cm (26.3 in); width: 84.4 cm (33.2 in); depth: 12.7 cm (5 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Henry I of Lorraine, duke of Guise. Collection: Walters Art Museum. Jean-Léon Gérôme - The Duel After the Masquerade - Walters 3751
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