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Tom Gurney BSc (Hons) is an art history expert with over 20 years experience
Published on June 19, 2020 / Updated on October 14, 2023
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Greek Interior is a painting of nude ladies who look comfortable in their bodies. The image is perfectly vivid as Jean-Leon uses exceptional resolution and excellent colour accuracy. In fact, Greek Interior is within the standard of galleries and museums in the world. This means the artist used millions of ink droplets on high-quality paper to print his Greek Interior. The painting shows a high degree of detail, as illustrated by each woman in the image. The linens on which the women are lying on or covering themselves with look soft and of high quality. Something surprising, though, is the presence of a sleeping lion next to the sleeping woman. The term Greek Interior comes in because of the women as inside a Greek styled building. The floors look tiles with Greek writing. Another characteristic of Greek is the flower vases within the building, as well as the pillars holding the large building. There are also several candle holders and a plant spreading over the wall forming a curtain-like structure.  Gerome was an academicism painter, and therefore this particular painting looks real or symbolic. In fact, this art is a benchmark that other artists got inspiration from as it vividly describes real bodies of women and Greek buildings. Who did Gerome inspire through his work? Gerome's work is intense, and it's likely for anyone to be amazed by the arts. Therefore, those who saw his work felt the need to get training from him. In fact, some such as, Edwin Lords Weeks and Thomas Eakins, travelled from the USA to Paris to train under Gerome. Other people Gerome inspired and trained include, Mary Cassatt, Hosui Yamamoto Odilon Redon, and Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin. In fact, some of the artist who paints Arabic and Muslim culture gets inspiration from Jean-Leon work. Gerome’s work captures one's attention from far, and this is a good thing, especially for business, as this feature attracts buyers across the room. Where did Gerome get inspiration from? Gerome was self-motivated to paint. However, he took his lessons seriously as practiced what each teacher taught him. For instance, he utilised every suggestion from his first teacher, a neoclassical painter, Claude Basil. He later moved to Paris to study at Delaroche studio. His discipline dint drop. Instead, he studied in the mornings and painted sketches in the afternoons. Ideally, he got inspiration from his parents as they encouraged and sent him to schools majoring in artistry. Gerome has also visited several countries from where he got most of his inspirations for his paintings, including Greek Interior.