Slave Market in Ancient Rome

Slave Market in Ancient Rome
The State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia

Slave Market in Ancient Rome is a painting of about 1884 by French artist Jean-Léon Gérôme, who was known for combining classical, romantic, and realistic elements.^[1]

Description

It depicts an

who she is probably the mother of. Her face has a look of dread as she knows she is to be auctioned soon, most likely being separated from her children forever. Behind the auction booth, two men are keeping an account of the sales, with a row of enslaved men looking on from behind them. It is one of his six slave-market scenes set in either ancient Rome or 19th-century Istanbul that Gérôme painted during his career.

In Relation to A Roman Slave Market

A Roman Slave Market, also completed in 1884. ^[2]

See also

• Slavery in Ancient Rome
• The Slave Market (Gérôme painting)

References

1. ^ "Slave Market in Ancient Rome". hermitagemuseum.org. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
2. ISBN 978-0856673115
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