Tag: Orientalism
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists. Prosper Marilhat’s Ezbekiyah Street in Cairo, with footnotes, #92
Azbakeya is one of the central districts of Cairo, Egypt. It contains many historically important establishments. One of these is the Saint Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Cathedral, which was inaugurated by Pope Mark VIII in 1800 and served as the seat of the Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria from 1800 to 1971. Azbakeya was…
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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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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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Maher Morcos, The Belly dancer 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 36
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 creative…
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Maher Morcos, The rug merchant 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, 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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Caravaggio, Martyrdom of Saint Ursula 01 Paintings, RELIGIOUS ART – Interpretations of the Bible! by The Old Masters, With Footnotes # 47D
Saint Ursula (Latin for “little female bear”) is a Romano-British Christian saint. Because of the lack of definite information about her and the anonymous group of holy virgins who accompanied her and on some uncertain date were killed at Cologne, they were removed from the Roman Martyrology and their commemoration was omitted from the General Roman…
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Maher Morcos, Sultan’s delight 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 34
Orientalismis 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 creative…
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