Orientalist paintings

Private moments such as worship are rare in Bridgman’s oeuvre, as he is better known for his scenes of modern daily life to which he turned in his later career. The Prayer is also distinguished by its rigorous, academic style of execution; painted when the artist was thirty, the influence of his teacher Jean-Léon Gerome is still strongly in evidence, in contrast to the more impressionistic technique he would adopt from the 1880s. #Art #Paintings

Jean-François Portaels - Juive de Tanger - Category:Orientalist paintings by Jean-François Portaels - Wikimedia Commons

Adolphe William Bouguereau (1825-1905), L’Orientale à la Grenade Adolphe William Bouguereau, La Marchande de Grenades

Théobald ChartranFrench1849 - 1907The Orange Sellersigned and dated Chartran. 1872 upper right

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 from their travels in Western Asia, during the 19th century. Depictions of Islamic "Moors" and "Turks" can be found in Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque art. A creative apprehension of a completely different world with its own laws, customs, special attitude towards life and death, love, feelings, and beauty. Wikipedia/Yana…

View Young girl in the hamam . By Rallis Theodoros; oil on canvas; 55.5 x 38 cm ; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

The 19th Century Middle East was the subject of intense European fascination – as a theatre of war, a place of learning, and an inspiration for some exquisite art.