Category: Orientalists
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01 Orientalist Painting, Dean Cornwell’s Revenge, with footnotes, #103
Dean Cornwell, born in 1862, was an American artist who was best known as a muralist and for his famous illustrations in national magazines including Harper’s Bazaar, Redbook and Cosmopolitan. He was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and as a child observed his civil engineer father do industrial drawings, which led to his interest in art.…
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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes, #13
Huguet’s painting befits the monumental ravine landscape it depicts: sheer cliffs frame a deep ravine through which a wadi meanders, serving as watering place for a group of Bedouin riders crossing a vast landscape. More on this painting Victor Pierre Huguet , born Lude the 1 st May 1835 and died in Paris August 16, 1902,…
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14 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists of the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, #10
Jean Marie Constantin Joseph “Jan” van Beers (27 March 1852–17 November 1927) was a Belgian painter and illustrator, the son of the poet Jan van Beers. They are sometimes referred to as Jan van Beers the elder and Jan van Beers the younger. In 1884, Jan Van Beers produced the pen-and-ink sketches for the edition…
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01 Paintings by Orientalist Artists, Abiodun Olaku’s THE CHARGE, with footnotes, #98
Abiodun Olaku’s talent can be traced to his early days at Baptist Academy, Lagos, between 1970 and 1975. He enthusiastically participated in his school’s syllabus, which encouraged arts and crafts, through a retinue of qualified, committed and motivating teachers in the arts department. This, undoubtedly, left an indelible impression on his psyche, and it was…
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02 Paintings by Orientalist Artists, Gustav Bauernfeind’s Jaffa, with footnotes, #97
Jaffa, the southern and oldest part of Tel Aviv-Yafo, is an ancient port city in Palestine. Jaffa is known for its association with the biblical stories of Jonah, Solomon and Saint Peter as well as the mythological story of Andromeda and Perseus, and later for its oranges… Please follow link for full post
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, George Elmer Browne’s The Slave Market, with footnotes, #93
Two nude figures draw the eye of both the depicted crowd and the viewer, as they stand in sharp contrast to their surroundings and hint at influences of classical sculpture. The dramatic sky owes perhaps to the work of John Constable with a strong impression of three-dimensional volume and tonal hues. Combining the suggestion of…
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02 Paintings by Orientalist Artists, Jean-Léon Gérôme’s Egyptian Recruits Crossing the Desert, with footnotes, #95
The present works represents a scene common in Egypt during the nineteenth century, when young men from the villages were conscripted into the army of the Khalif, a process which dated back to the first attempt by Mohammed Ali Pasha, to build up a regular army in 1824. As seen in the paintings, the recruits…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, Ulpiano Fernández-Checa y Saiz’s Between two oaseswith footnotes, #92
Ulpiano Fernández-Checa y Saiz (April 3, 1860 – January 5, 1916), known as Ulpiano Checa, was a Spanish painter, sculptor, poster designer and illustrator. He used both impressionistic and academic techniques, and mainly painted historical subjects. He was born in Colmenar de Oreja, Spain, and exhibited a talent for art when he was a young…
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22 Works by Orientalist Artists
Alfred Dehodencq (23 April 1822–2 January 1882) was a mid-19th-century French Orientalist painter born in Paris. He was known for his vivid oil paintings, especially of Andalusian and North African scenes. Dehodencq was born in Paris. During his early years, he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. During the French Revolution of 1848 he…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, Giulio Rosati’s Conversation, with footnotes, #91
Giulio Rosati, 1858 – Rome – 1917, specialised in eighteenth century costume pieces, comical scenes of from the life of the clergy and Orientalist subjects. His preferred medium was watercolour, though he also worked in oils. Rosati studied at the Academy of Rome. He was the pupil of several eminent artists, in particular the poet and architect…
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01 Painting by the Orientalist Artist Émile Bernard’s AU HAREM with footnotes, #14
Harem a sacred inviolable place; for female members of the family. Harem properly refers to domestic spaces that are reserved for the women of the house in a Muslim family and are inaccessible to adult males except for close relations. Similar institutions have been common in other Mediterranean and Middle Eastern civilizations, especially among royal and upper-class families…
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01 Orientalist Painting, John Frederick Lewis’ Veiled Egyptian Girl, with footnotes, #15
John Frederick Lewis RA (London 14 July 1804 – 15 August 1876) was an Orientalist English painter. He specialized in Oriental and Mediterranean scenes in exquisitely detailed watercolour or oils. Lewis lived for several years in a traditional mansion in Cairo, and (after his return to England) painted highly detailed works showing both realistic genre scenes of…
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07 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, #11
Orientalism is a term that is used for the depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern cultures. It refers to the works of the Western artists on Oriental subjects, produced from their travels in Western Asia, during the 19th century. Depictions of Islamic “Moors” and “Turks” can be found in Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art. A…
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01 Painting, Orientalist Art, Maher Morcos’s The rug merchant, with footnotes, #35
A typical Egyptian gathering in the 19th century after the Friday prayer Orientalism is a term that is used for the depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern cultures. It refers to the works of the Western artists on Oriental subjects, produced from their travels in Western Asia, during the 19th century. Depictions of Islamic “Moors” and…
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01 Painting , Orientalist Art, François Schommer’s The beautiful dancer, with footnotes, #24
François Schommer, born in Paris on November 20 , 1850 and died in Neuilly-sur-Seine in 1935, was an academic painter, aquafortist and French decorator . Schommer exhibited at the Paris Salons and at the Salons of French Artists from 1870 to 1935 2 , 1 . In 1878, he obtained the first prize of Rome…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, José Gallegos y Arnosa’s Personajes Arabes, with footnotes, #89
José Gallegos Arnosa was born in Jerez de la Frontera on 3 May 1857. He was from a modest family and first studied at the school run by the Santo Domingo Academy of Fine Arts The patronage of Guillermo Garvey, the winery owner for whom his father worked, enabled him to go and live in…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, Antonio Fabrés’s The Sultan’s Gift, with footnotes, 87
Antoni Maria Fabrés i Costa (Spanish: Antonio Maria Fabrés y Costa; 1854–1938), also known as Antoni Fabrés, was a famous Catalan sculptor and painter during the turn of the 20th century. It is said that he inherited his artistic skills, as his father was a draughtsman and his uncle a silversmith. He started studying at…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, Giulio Rosati’s Bedouins preparing a raiding party, with footnotes, #86
Giulio Rosati, 1858 – Rome – 1917, specialised in eighteenth century costume pieces, comical scenes of from the life of the clergy and Orientalist subjects. His preferred medium was watercolour, though he also worked in oils. Rosati studied at the Academy of Rome. He was the pupil of several eminent artists, in particular the poet and architect…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, Frederick Arthur Bridgman’s WAITING FOR ORDERS, with footnotes, #85
Frederick Arthur Bridgman (November 10, 1847 – 1928) was an American artist, born in Tuskegee, Alabama. The son of a physician, Bridgman would become one of the United States’ most well-known and well-regarded painters and become known as one of the world’s most talented “Orientalist” painters. He began as a draughtsman in New York City, for…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Art, Eugène Péchaubès’ Fantasia, with footnotes, #83
Fantasia is a traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals and to close Maghrebi wedding celebrations. “Fantasia” is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is lab el baroud. The performance consists of a group of horse riders, all wearing traditional clothes, who charge along a straight path at the same…
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