"actors Behind The Scenes Of A Theater Under Ancient Greece", Lecomte Du Nouÿ? 19th C.

Oil on canvas depicting actors behind the scenes of a theater, in ancient Greece. Work on its original canvas, attributed to Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ (1842-1923), around 1890. Pupil of Gleyre, Signol, then Jean_léon Gérome, he began at the Salon of 1863 with "Francesca da Rimini and Paolo ". He undertook his first trip to the East in 1865. 2nd Prix de Rome in 1872, the State commissioned him two compositions for the Church of the Trinity, and bought him various works for museums. 1875: Greece and Turkey, then Egypt, Romania and Morocco. Perfect condition, on its original canvas, beautiful gilded wood frame (47x54)