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Theodoros Rallis; The Captive 02 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 32
Rallis painted this less than ten years after a Bulgarian uprising against the Turkish Ottoman Empire. The Turks’ bashi-bazouk irregular soldiers were accused of many massacres and other atrocities, including seizing Bulgarian girls to be sold into harems. In this painting a young woman stands with her hands bound next to a pile of stolen…
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Theodoros Rallis, The Captive (Turkish Plunder), 1885 02 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 32
Theodoros Rallis (1852-1909) The Captive (Turkish Plunder), 1885 Oil on canvas 60 by 81.5cm., 23½ by 32in. Private collection Rallis painted this less than ten years after a Bulgarian uprising against the Turkish Ottoman Empire. The Turks’ bashi-bazouk irregular soldiers were accused of many massacres and other atrocities, including seizing Bulgarian girls to be sold…
Zaidan Gallery 