Egyptian Girl (oil on canvas) by Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (Russian, 1844-1927). Some artists painted what they knew, felt and saw. They painted the truth. While others prefered fantasy..

Egyptian Girl (oil on canvas) by Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (Russian, 1844-1927). Some artists painted what they knew, felt and saw. They painted the truth. While others prefered fantasy.

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This painting is beautifully detailed with the symbology of ancient Kemet. The colours are vibrant and balanced as perfectly executed in the nemes headdress. The artist has repeatedly added multiple vegetation characteristics to the piece, which gives the sense of a green Kemet. .