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Description: | Signed: yes Description: Pils painted a number of military campaigns. This bust study shows a bearded man in a blue jacket and red fez, indicating he was a member of the Zouave corps which was founded by the French in Algeria in 1831. The man is seen in profile as he looks guardedly down past his left shoulder. The artist has paid particular attention to the musculature of the man's face and the light on his hardened complexion. This was probably a study for Passage de l'Alma at Versailles, depicting the first battle of the Crimean War, in which the Zouaves played an important role. | Subjects: | figure; military and war | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Pils, Isidore Alexandre Augustin (French painter, 1813-1875) Æ | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8975... | Go to resource |
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