Nude

Pierre Daura (Pedro Francisco Daura y Garcia)

1920-1927

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Two small yellow, black, white, orange, and red birds sit on thin branches that hold thin leaves. Small yellow flowers blossom on the branches.
View of Oude Kerk with people walking through the street as boats pass by in the foreground.
The painting is dominated by a seated female figure gazing directly at the viewer. She wears a dress of white and gold material, edged in red, with long gauzy sleeves; a red head covering; and elaborately decorated jewelry including a headband, earrings, multiple necklaces, bracelets, and rings. She holds a staff in her proper right hand, and a long, decorated pin in her left. Before her is a doll dressed in a medieval costume, with a pin stuck through his heart. A tall, slender candle is just behind her proper right arm. On the other side is a table covered with a cloth. On the table is a platter with a skull and an upside-down crucifix. The female figure is seated within a pentacle inscribed on the floor; another is directly behind her on the wall. Also on the back wall, to the left of the pentacle, is a skeleton; to the right of the pentacle is a series of numbers inscribed in squares.
Half length portrait of a male figure in a dark teal robe with a white headscarf that covers his mouth and chin. He looks out at the viewer, and his hands are laced across his stomach. This series is a product of Jacovleff's involvement in the Expédition Citroën Centre-Afrique.