Tag: Orientalist
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10 Works, The Art of War, Franz Ritter von Stuck, Eugène Delacroix and Titian’s The Abduction of Alma, with footnotes
As Alma walks through the market she senses that she is being followed by group of people. She decides to get away but the faster she moved they faster they came. She finally decides to make a run for it… Please follow link for full post
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06 Orientalist Paintings, The Art of War, Francesco Hayez and Moretto da Brescia’s Odalisques, with footnotes, #119
An odalisque was a chambermaid or a female attendant in a Turkish seraglio, particularly the court ladies in the household of the Ottoman sultan. In western usage, the term came to mean the harem concubine, and refers to the eroticized artistic genre in which a woman is represented mostly or completely nude in a reclining…
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01 work, PORTRAIT OF A LADY, Henry Zaidan’s “I watched a knight brake through the Byzantine ranks like an arrow”, with Footnotes. #237
Khalid Ibn Al Walid (529-642AD), who was a companion of Prophet Mohammed, wrote: “In a battle that took place in Beit Lahia near Ajnadin, I watched a knight brake through the Byzantine ranks like an arrow.” Khalid and the others followed her and joined battle.” That black-clad knight was the Muslim Arab woman warrior Khawlah bint Al Azwar.…
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01 Orientalist Painting, Jean-Léon Gérôme’s Cafe House, Cairo (Casting Bullets), with footnotes, #118
While two mercenaries cast bullets and a third, seated behind them, seems to be inspecting one, others engage in revelry and a man and woman converse. Despite these apparent incongruities, the meticulous painting technique renders the scene convincing. Gérôme traveled to Egypt many times from 1855 onward. His recollections of these journeys, together with objects…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s The Arab horsemen emerged, with footnotes
The wind whispered through the barren desert, carrying with it a sense of loss and despair. The Arab horsemen, clad in white garments, rode towards the battlefield where the fallen soldiers lay. Each of them bore the weight of sorrow in their eyes, the deep lines etching their faces with grief and weariness. In perfect…
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08 Works, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s The aftermath of the battle, with footnotes
As the battlefield finally fell silent and the dust settled, the aftermath of the battle became painfully apparent… Please follow link for full post
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08 Works, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s Alma and her soldiers return Home, with footnotes
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07 Works, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s Alma and her soldiers arrive to Gaza to Join the Battle, with footnotes
Entering Gaza, Alma and her soldiers are astounded by what they see of devastation and death all around… Please follow link for full post
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02 Works, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan, Alma and her warriors engage the enemy, with footnotes
Traditionally, the Bedouin were among the most dangerous of desert tribes, fighting among themselves when outsiders weren’t available. Constantly on the move to find new pastures for their livestock…” Please follow link for full post
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02 Paintings by Orientalist Artist; The Art of War, Georges Corominas’ Fantasia, with footnotes #98
Sidi Bel Abbès is the capital of the Sidi Bel Abbès wilaya , Algeria. It is named after Sidi bel Abbass, a Muslim marabout or noble man who is buried there… Please follow link for full post
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01 Work, Orientalist Artist, The Art of War, Ulpiano Checa’s Maghrebi Warriors, with footnotes #126
Estimate value as of May 2023 was €18,000-€20,000 A group of horsemen wrapped in white tunics burst into an Arab village, in whose architecture we seem to recognise the city of Fez. The galloping of the horses is animated by a tremendous brio. The din of the warriors contrasts with the peaceful life conveyed by…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, The Art of War, Eugène Delacroix’s Collision of the Moorish Horsemen, with footnotes #98
“During their military exercises, which consist of riding their horses at full-speed and stopping them suddenly after firing a shot, it often happens that the horses carry away their riders and fight each other when they collide.” Delacroix uses fluid brush work to capture the color and movement of an Arab Fantasia, or ceremonial cavalry…
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01 Painting, Orientalist Artists, The Art of War, Adolf Schreyer’s Arab Horsemen, with footnotes #96
Adolf Schreyer (July 9, 1828 Frankfurt-am-Main – July 29, 1899 Kronberg im Taunus) was a German painter, associated with the Düsseldorf school of painting. He studied art, first at the Städel Institute in his native town, and then at Stuttgart and Munich. He painted many of his favourite subjects in his travels in the East. He…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Henry Zaidan’s The Guard, with footnotes #99
The guard wears a helmet with a chain mail, finely decorated. Notably, visible is a shamshir, strapped to her side. She slightly leans in front of the beautifully carved wooden door she is guarding. The façade of the building is surmounted by an elegant calligraphic panel framed by Iznik carvings. Please visit my other blogs: Art…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, The Art of War, GUSTAVO SIMONI’s CHARGING CAVALIERS, with footnotes #95
Sold for £4,000 in February 2019 Gustavo Simoni was born in Rome. From 1861 until 1866 he studied at the Accademia de San Luca where his teachers were Salvatore Betti, Giuseppe Ferrari and Enrico Tarenghi. By 1875, Simoni had become one of the first members of the Società degli Acquarellisti, founded by Ettore Roesler Franz and…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, The Art of War, Théodore Chassériau’s Battle of Arab Horsemen Around a Standard, with footnotes #95
The painting is very dramatic and dense, and the soldiers and horses in the center are sketched with loose brushstrokes. The dramatism of the composition is emphasized by the closeness between the participants in the battle and by some gory details, such as the human severed head and his corpse, at the left, in the…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists. Hocine Ziani’s The Numidian horseman, with footnotes, #94
Numidian cavalry was a type of light cavalry developed by the Numidians. After they were used by Hannibal during the Second Punic War, they were described by the Roman historian Livy as “by far the best horsemen in Africa.” The Numidian cavalry’s horses, ancestors of the Berber horse, were small compared to other horses of the…
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01 Work, The art of War, Francesco Hayez’s The Destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem, with Footnotes
After the destruction of the First Temple in Jerusalem by the Babylonians in 586 BCE, the Jews of the Kingdom of Judea went into exile. In 538 BCE during the reign of Cyrus the Great, the Jews returned to Jerusalem and were able to build the Second Temple on the site of the original one…
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01 Work, The Art of War, Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps’ Ottoman horsemen crossing the ford, with footnotes
Estimated for 250000 – 350000 EUR in Dec 2023 Among the standards and crescent and ponytail banners, a squad of horsemen crosses a river ford. The Seraskier (leader of the troop) is helped by two arnauts (Albanian unit), in the water at waist height, while the Arab and Circassian horsemen (helmet topped with a spearhead)…
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01 Painting by Orientalist Artists, Giulio Rosati’s Conversation, with footnotes #91
Sold for GBP 12,500 in December 2019 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…
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