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12. The Snake CHARMER
Artist: Ettore SIMONETTI, Italian, (1857 - 1909)
Execution date (approximate): 1904
Téchnique: Oil on Canvas, (signed lower right)
Measures: 56 x 77 cm.
Description: The Snake charmer is entertaining the Sheikh, and his wives in a very rich
Andalucian style decorated living room, with the lady musician playing the mandolin.
An extremely beautiful and rare oil on canvas of Simonetti, in which he depicts with
high quality every single detail of the persons, the objects and the scene.
Exhibitions
Austria, Kunsthalle Krems, Krems-Stein, de l: 14.08.2005 – 13.11.2005, Harem Des Orients.
Publications
• Harem Des Orients, p. 18 and 74.
Biography
Simonetti was a painter of Orientalist scenes, active in Rome during the second half of
the 19th Century. His uncle was Amadeo (Momo) Simonetti. He painted with watercolours
and very rare oils on canvas. He participates in expositions between 1882-1899, and
notably in the Expo of 1900. He had a strong interest in painting delicate pieces such as
exotic tapestries.
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