Execution without Judgment under the Moorish Kings of Granada, 1870

by Oil on canvas: Henri Regnault — last modified 2020-05-25T10:10:07+01:00
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Henri Regnault (1843–1871), Execution without Judgment under the Moorish Kings of Granada, oil on canvas, 1870; source: © Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte (bpk)| RMN | Hervé Lewandowski, image number 00057445, location of the original: Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

Henri Regnault (1843–1871), Hinrichtung ohne Urteilspruch unter den maurischen Königen von Granada, Öl auf Leinwand, 1870; © Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte (bpk) | RMN | Hervé Lewandowski, Bildnummer 00057445, Standort der Originals: Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

European concepts of the Islamic Orient during the 19th century were dominated by the stereotypes of violence and despotism. This image of an "Execution without Trial" on the order of a Moorish king combines the clichés of cruelty and arbitrariness.

Henri Regnault (1843–1871), Execution without Judgment under the Moorish Kings of Granada, oil on canvas, 1870; source: © Bildagentur für Kunst, Kultur und Geschichte (bpk)| RMN | Hervé Lewandowski, image number 00057445, location of the original: Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

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