Tag: #HAREM
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Auguste Pinchart, MATERNITÉ TUNISIENNE/ TUNISIAN MOTHERHOOD 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, #53
Emile Auguste Pinchart was a French painter of portraits and genre and followed the tradition of an idealised vision of life during La Belle Epoque, in the style of Tissot and his followers. His light and natural palette reflects a sentiment of delightful charm. A pupil of Gerome, he exhibited at the Salon de Paris, obtaining…
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Léon Cauvy, MARKET IN ALGERIA 01 Orientalist Painting, with footnotes, #52
Léon Cauvy (12 January 1874, Montpellier – 3 January 1933, Algiers) was a French Orientalist painter. He began his studies in 1890 at the local School of Fine Arts; winning several awards for his sketches and ink wash paintings, although his interests soon turned to decorative work. Later, he went to Paris and spent some…
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Charles Henri Gaston Dagnac-Rivière, ARAB WOMEN BY THE OASIS 01 Orientalist Painting, with footnotes, #51
Charles Henri Gaston Dagnac-Rivière was born in Paris on May 1, 1864 died in Moret sur Loing on January 14, 1945. -Ecole Française A pupil of Jules Lefèvre, Gustave Boulanger and Benjamin Constant, he began in 1885 at the Salon des Artistes Français, of which he was named Sociétaire in 1898. Honorable mention at the Universal…
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Georges Clairin, PILGRIMAGE BY THE MOSQUE 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in their time, with footnotes, 79
Georges Jules Victor Clairin (11 September 1843, Paris – Pouldu, Clohars-Carnoët 2 September 1919) was a French Oriental painter and illustrator. He was influenced by oriental painting and Moorish architecture, and visited North Africa many times, in particular Morocco and Egypt. In Paris he led the life of a socialite, and befriended the glamorous actress Sarah…
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Edouard Verschaffelt, Fantasia 01 Orientalist Painting , with footnotes, 50
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…
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Herman-Maurice Cossmann, LA BELLE MAROCAINE/ THE PRETTY GIRL FROM MOROCCO 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, #78
Born in Germany, Herman-Maurice Cossmann studied painting and etching at the studio of Eugene Lepoitevin. He began exhibiting his art at the Salon de Paris in 1845. Herman-Maurice Cossmann moved permanently to that city and became a French citizen several years later. Most of Cossmann’s art is in the medium of etching, where he excelled in…
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Georges Clairin, FANTASIA 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 71
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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Antonio María Fabrés y Costa, A GIFT FOR THE FAVOURITE 01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 69
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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DELACROIX EUGÈNE; Odaliske with feline 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 62
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. As a painter and muralist, Delacroix’s use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of colour profoundly shaped the work of the…
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Edouard Verschaffelt; A FAMILY SCENE IN KABYLIA 01 Orientalist Painting, with footnotes, 61
Edouard Verschaffelt was a Belgian orientalist painter born in Ghent in 1874 and died in Bou Saâda in 1955. He was deeply rooted in Algeria. He produced paintings of the roots and passion of this Algerian reality, so abused by orientalist exoticism. Edouard Verschaffelt took a contrary view of academic, colonial Orientalism. A pupil of the Antwerp…
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Edouard Verschaffelt; Family scene, spinners 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 60
Edouard Verschaffelt was a Belgian orientalist painter born in Ghent in 1874 and died in Bou Saâda in 1955. He was deeply rooted in Algeria. He produced paintings of the roots and passion of this Algerian reality, so abused by orientalist exoticism. Edouard Verschaffelt took a contrary view of academic, colonial Orientalism. A pupil of the Antwerp…
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ORIENTALIST SCHOOL; LA CHEVAUCHÉE/THE CAVALCADE 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 59
A cavalcade is a procession or parade on horseback, or a mass trail ride by a company of riders. The focus of a cavalcade is participation rather than display. Often, the participants do not wear costumes or ride in formation. Often, a cavalcade re-enacts an important historical event and follows a long distance trail. A cavalcade…
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Artus Wolffort, Esther’s Toilet in the Harem of Ahasuerus, circa 1620 01 Works, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretation of the bible, With Footnotes – 168
This subject was depicted by Wolffort several times, which attests to its popularity. The scene derives from the Book of Esther in the Old Testament, which tells the story of how an orphaned Jewish woman is selected by King Ahasuerus of Persia to become his queen. In this painting, Esther is the standing figure at…
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Pino Daeni, Fountain 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 45
Pino Daeni (November 8, 1939 – May 25, 2010) was an Italian-American book illustrator and artist. He is known for his style of feminine, romantic women and strong men painted with loose but accurate brushwork. Considered one of the highest paid book illustrators of his time, he created over 3,000 book covers, movie posters and magazine…
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Nathaniel Sichel, The sorceress 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 43
Nathaniel Sichel’s artistic career began at the Royal Academy of Art in Munich, where he was trained in the academic tradition by Julius Schrader. He continued his studies in Paris at the École des Beaux arts where he won the prestigious Prix de Rome in 1864 with a painting entitled Joseph explains the dreams of the…
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Henri Frédéric Schopin, The halt of the caravan 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 41
Henri Frédéric Schopin was born in 1804 in the north-German city of Lübeck to French parents. His father was the sculptor Jean-Louis-Théodore Chopin, of whom very little is known. Young Henri entered the studio of Antoine-Jean Gros and at the same time followed courses at the École des beaux-arts between 1821-1831, which allowed him to compete…
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Jean-François Portaels, The tambourine player in repose, 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 42
Jean-François Portaels or Jan Portaels (3 April 1818 – 8 February 1895) was a Belgian painter of genre scenes, biblical stories, landscapes, portraits and orientalist subjects. He was also a teacher and director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Ghent and the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. He is regarded as the founder of…
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Eugène Delacroix, Collision of Arab Horsemen 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 37
Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix (26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. As a painter and muralist, Delacroix’s use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of colour profoundly shaped the work of the…
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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 Ralli, Resting in a Greek Monastery 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 33
Theodoros RalliResting in a Greek MonasteryOil on canvas38 x 56 cmPrivate collection A pious young woman wearing colourful clothing, exhibiting human weakness by falling asleep within a cloistered monastery. A passing monk stares disapprovingly at her as several pass, wearing the heavy, sombre robes of their calling. Ralli (1852 – 1909). Sotheby’s, London Théodore Jacques Ralli…
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