An Orientalist from the Orient: Theodoros Rallis
Not every Orientalist painter journeyed to the Orient or the Levant to observe and interact with the socio-cultural fabric they intended to portray...
Erol Degirmenci 3 November 2022
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Masterpiece Story: Cleopatra by Alexandre Cabanel
Queen Cleopatra is a popular subject today – as she was in the late 19th century. Alexandre Cabanel’s Cleopatra explores a single moment of her...
James W Singer 3 November 2022
Orientalism – Quick Explanation
19th-century Europeans were fascinated by the Near East and North Africa. Everything began roughly around the time of the Napoleonic invasion of...
Magda Michalska 3 November 2022
The Orientalism of Eugène Delacroix – Beware of the Colors!
Eugène Delacroix was a French artist who was seen as the leader of the French Romantic school of art from the beginning of his career. 19th-century...
Zuzanna Stańska 3 November 2022
Masterpiece Story: The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat by John Weguelin
Here is a “masterpiece story” to honor our beloved cats. The Obsequies of an Egyptian Cat by John Weguelin presents an imaginative...
Alexandra Kiely 3 November 2022
Memoirs of India by Edwin Lord Weeks
Edwin Lord Weeks was a remarkable American painter and one of the most celebrated Orientalists of his time. He lived a coveted life of travel and...
Maya M. Tola 24 October 2022
Osman Hamdi: The First and Last Ottoman Orientalist
The first and last Orientalist painter of the Ottoman Empire is Osman Hamdi Bey. Born in modern-day Turkey, educated in Paris, and highly regarded as...
Irina Diana Calu 24 October 2022
Le Mayeur and the Island of Gods
Adrien-Jean Le Mayeur de Merprès, better known as Jean Le Mayeur was a skilled Impressionist who was active around the early 20th century.
Maya M. Tola 5 September 2022
Eid Al-Fitr – Islamic Prayer in Art
The distinctive ritual of Islamic prayer, known as namaz (in Urdu) or salah (in Arabic) has captivated the imagination of many Orientalist painters.
Maya M. Tola 2 April 2022
Picasso and His 15 Versions of Les Femmes d’Alger
When the Algerian War of Independence began on 1st November 1954, Pablo Picasso felt an urge to somehow respond to the violence and suffering that...
Magda Michalska 3 October 2021
Highlights of the Clark Art Institute
The Clark Art Institute, often referred to as “The Clark,” was founded in 1950 to house the extensive art collection of Sterling and Francine...
Anastasia Manioudaki 15 October 2020
Best Male Nudes in Art History (NSFW!)
Nudity in art first became significant in ancient Greece. The athletic competitions at religious festivals celebrated the male body as an embodiment...
Anuradha Sroha 18 July 2020
