Tag: Orientalist
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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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Louis-Théodore Devilly, THE SKIRMISH 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists , with footnotes, 57
Louis Theodore Devilly (born in Metz the 28 October 1818 and died in Nancy the 24 December 1886 ) was a French painter of the xix th century . Member of the School of Metz , he moved to Nancy in 1871 , after the annexation . He is the author of paintings of romantic inspiration,…
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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri, LES CHAMELIERS/ THE CAMEL RIDERS 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 55
Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and died the November 23 , 2014 is a French painter , illustrator , engraver and lithographer. In 1951, at the age of 14, he entered the Estienne 2 School from where he graduated in 1955 with the Prix Cortot d’Engraving. After working for ten years…
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LES JOUEURS DE DAMES/ CHECKERS PLAYERS 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artist Jean-François Arrigoni Neri, with footnotes, 56
Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and dead the November 23 , 20141 is a French painter , illustrator , engraver and lithographer. In 1951, at the age of 14, he entered the Estienne 2 School from where he graduated in 1955 with the Prix Cortot d’Engraving. After working for ten years…
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Continental School, A rider approaching an oasis encampment 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 50
The Continental School, 19th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. 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…
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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri, FANTASIA DANS LE SUD MAROCAIN 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 54
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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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri, A MOUSSEM IN THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 53
The Tan-Tan Moussem is an annual gathering of more than thirty tribes from southern Morocco and other parts of Northwest Africa in Tan-Tan, a town in south-western Morocco. In traditional Berber culture, a moussem is “a type of annual fair with economic, cultural and social functions.” This Moussem was first held in 1963 to “promote local traditions…
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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri, MOROCCAN RIDERS 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 52
Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and dead the November 23 , 20141 is a French painter , illustrator , engraver and lithographer. In 1951, at the age of 14, he entered the Estienne 2 School from where he graduated in 1955 with the Prix Cortot d’Engraving. After working for ten years…
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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri, BACK TO THE KSAR 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists, with footnotes, 51
Ksar, is the North African term for “Berber castle”, possibly loaned from Latin castrum. The term generally refers to a Berber fortified village. The counterpart of Maghrebi ksar in literary Arabic, qaṣr, means “castle” or “palace”. Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and dead the November 23 , 20141 is a French painter…
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Edouard Cortès, PLACE SAINT-MICHEL 01 Painting, Streets of Paris, by the artists of the time, Part 47 – With Footnotes
The Place Saint-Michel is a public square in the Latin Quarter of Paris, France. It lies on the left bank of the river Seine facing the Île de la Cité, to which it is linked by the Pont Saint-Michel. The northern end of the Place Saint-Michel, the end closer to the river, is on the left-bank…
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C. Madou; Battle on Horseback 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 51
The Continental School, 19th Century comprised a group of artists active in this region in the period. Works identified as being by this group appear regularly at auction. 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…
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Eugène Delacroix; Combat of the Giaour and Hassan 02 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 48
Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris “Giaour” is the Turkish word for infidel or non-believer, and is similar to the Arabic word “kafir”. The story is Byron’s only fragmentary narrative poem. The main story is of Leila, a member of her master Hassan’s harem, who loves the giaour and is killed…
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Sir William Russell Flint; Holiday After Ramadan 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 47
“Away from the center of the city the native swarms were worth watching. They were picturesque in the full meaning of the word, and after their fast, they were out to enjoy themselves, and enjoy themselves they did, ashore and afloat. Many took to the Nile and acted as unsecured ballast for the numerous top…
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Giulio Rosati, A horseman stopping at a Bedouin camp 01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists of the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 46
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 particular the poet and architect…
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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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Max Jacob, Charge of Eastern Horsemen 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 44
Max Jacob (12 July 1876 – 5 March 1944) was a French poet, painter, writer, and critic. After spending his childhood in Quimper, Brittany, he enrolled in the Paris Colonial School, which he left in 1897 for an artistic career. He was one of the first friends Pablo Picasso made in Paris. They met in the…
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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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