Tag: Fellah
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12 Works, November 21st. is Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann’s day, her art, illustrated with footnotes #238
The picture is a concentrate of observations on travels 1869–70 and 1874–75 to Turkey, Greece and Egypt and must be described as one of Jerichau Baumann’s masterpieces. It is carried by a sensuality and coloristic boldness that is atypical of the Danish art of the period, but less marked by the pointed ethnocentrism that characterizes…
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12 Works, November 21st. is Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann’s day, her art, illustrated with footnotes #238
The picture is a concentrate of observations on travels 1869–70 and 1874–75 to Turkey, Greece and Egypt and must be described as one of Jerichau Baumann’s masterpieces. It is carried by a sensuality and coloristic boldness that is atypical of the Danish art of the period, but less marked by the pointed ethnocentrism that characterizes…
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Antoine Malliarakis Mayo, YOUNG FELLAH, 02 Paintings, MIDDLE EASTERN ART, With Footnotes – 24
Fellah, plural Fellaheen, is a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for “ploughman” or “tiller”. Due to a continuity in beliefs and lifestyle, the fellahin of Egypt have been described as the “true Egyptians”. A fellah could be seen wearing a simple Egyptian cotton…
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07 Paintings, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, with Footnotes. #20
John Singer Sargent, 1856 – 1925 A Fellah Woman Oil on canvas 22 x 18 in Private collection Fellah is a farmer or agricultural laborer in the Middle East and North Africa. The word derives from the Arabic word for “ploughman” or “tiller”. Due to a continuity in beliefs and lifestyle, the fellahin of Egypt have…
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