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The Pelt Merchant | Jean-Léon Gerôme | 1869 Nicholas Roerich and the joy of lifeAbout the artwork: Jean Lon Grmes The Pelt Merchant (1869) is a striking example of his fascination with Orientalist themes, combining ethnographic detail with dramatic theatricality. The painting depicts a street scene where animal peltslikely from big catsare displayed before potential buyers, their lifelike quality rendered with Grmes meticulous realism. The composition draws attention to the uneasy interplay between commerce and spectacle: the