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The Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation's Orientalist Painting Collection is one of the most elaborate collections in Turkey
An oriental living room with a peacock kiba on the table, candles and metal Indian sculptures on the wall, a portrait with an antique gold frame hangs, African masks, antique deer antlers
In our previous post on the subject of Orientalist Photography, we covered the Neurdein Brothers as photographers. Here are some other photographers depicting the customs and people of the Maghreb (The Northern African-Arab Lands). A large number of these photographers around the turn of the century depicted women part-nude and this theme would be accepted…
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A scenic view of an old architecture and people in Samarkand, Uzbekistan #art #uzbekistan #paint #travel
Young Greek woman with a fan", work of the French school, mid 19th century.
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Britain’s new monarch is well known for his engagement in Islamic art and culture. There has perhaps not been this level of interest since the days of King Charles III’s great-great-great-grandparents. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert were fascinated by the world in general, including what was then known as the ‘Orient’. They collected accordingly, and on at least one occasion competed with each other for the same work of art. This was the case with a pair of bronze sculptures by the most admired ethnographic artist of the time, Charles Cordier. His African Venus and Saïd Abdullah of Darfur were entirely in the Orientalist tradition. After the Queen gave them to the Prince Consort as a Christmas present in 1852, the two heroic-looking Africans were displayed in the family-only wing of Osborne House. They are now at the entrance of the Durbar Hall in the same house.
The Orientalist by Tom Reiss on BookBub. Part history, part cultural biography, and part literary mystery, The Orientalist traces the life of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew who transformed himself into a Muslim prince and became a best-selling author in Nazi Germany. Born in 1905 to a wealthy family...
Our upcoming European Art auction, including Orientalist Art in London features a curated range of works form the heart of 19th-century Europe. Highlights of Nordic art include a sensational work by Finnish artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela. A range of exemplary French Barbizon inspired plein-air works from Corot to Rousseau take the first steps on the path towards Impressionism. A selection of Dutch romantic paintings, sitting alongside Spanish depictions of the modern garden by artists such as Santiago Rusiñol, is also featured. There is a strong offering of Orientalist works, ranging from Jean Leon Gerome’s precise and delicate style, to topographically accurate renditions of Istanbul by Malta’s Count Amadeo Preziosi.Take virtual tour >
But aren’t those oak trees?
