A Sultana Taking Coffee in the Harem — Giovanni Antonio Guardi Fine Art Poster
A Sultana Taking Coffee in the Harem — Giovanni Antonio Guardi Fine Art Poster
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The Story in the Margin
This exotic interior scene by Giovanni Antonio Guardi (1699–1760) reflects the 18th-century European fascination with the imagined luxury of the Ottoman world, showing a sultana taking coffee within an elaborately imagined harem setting. Guardi, who ran a busy Venice workshop alongside his brothers, painted genre and decorative scenes like this one for private Venetian patrons captivated by tales and depictions of the East, part of the popular taste for “turquerie” in 18th-century European art and design.
Printed with archival giclée inks on smooth, acid-free 220 gsm gallery-grade fine-art paper; available in multiple sizes.
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For the price this lands well above where I expected it to. People who know Guardi spot A Sultana Taking Coffee in the Harem from across the room. It fits the space in the playroom exactly the way I measured it. The detail holds up well from a couple of feet away. Worth the money overall.
This was packed carefully and showed up without a mark on it. The poster came rolled in a rigid tube with caps on both ends.
The reproduction quality is the best I have seen anywhere near this price. ⭐
Every part of this was a little worse than advertised. The brushwork in A Sultana Taking Coffee in the Harem is where Guardi lives, and it is barely visible here. The tones are duller in person than the listing image suggested. I expected more from a shop with these reviews.
I am so sorry this reached you in that condition, and it is not the standard we hold ourselves to. Email us with your order number and we will send a replacement or refund you in full, whichever you prefer. Ines
This turned out better than the photos led me to expect…