1907

PreviewDescription
NotesContentUpdated by
Zuleika

c. 1907
Transparent watercolor with touches of opaque watercolor over graphite on off-white, thick, rough-textured wove paper
25.4 x 35.6 cm (10 x 14 in.)

Brooklyn Museum

New York, NY

notes
Zuleika (zoo-LAY-ka) is of Persian and indirectly biblical origins with the meaning: "Brilliant Beauty".  Though the name is never directly used in the bible, it appeared in later retellings of the story of Joseph and is meant to be the wife of Joseph's employer "Potiphar" - the Captain of the Bodyguards to the Pharaoh of Egypt. The Egyptian's...
GAigrkio
You are redirected to this page because your browser does not accept cookies and/or does not support Javascript. Please check your browser settings and try again.