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Alphonse Pellet, In the seraglio/ Harem Nude Bathing 01 Paintings by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 31

Nov 29, 2018

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Alphonse Pellet, (French, 19th Century) In the seraglio/ Harem Nude Bathing Oil on canvas 59 x 39in (150 x 99cm) Private collection A seraglio or serail is the sequestered living quarters used by wives and concubines in an Ottoman household. The term harem is a generic term for domestic spaces reserved for women in a Muslim…