Scroll views of orientalist paintings

A selection of orientalist paintings from the 19th-20th century. Click to expand the images and scroll view !

Orientalist paintings

Orientalist paintings depicting the Middle East, was a special genre in 19th century academic art. It gained impetus after a French army led by Napoleon Bonaparte invaded Egypt in 1798 and occupied the country until 1801. This made it easier for travelers to visit the Middle East and many shared their impressions in paint. In 1893 the French Society of Orientalist Painters was founded and the famous painter Jean-Léon Gérôme (kindle e-book information here) became honorary president. Many of the preconceptions about the Middle East we have today such as the opulence and decadence of the harem are said to have roots in that period. The paintings below may reflect these preconceptions. You decide. Anyway the paintings are beautiful. They can be enjoyed in their own right. Enjoy !

Numbered from left to right, top to bottom

1. “The Bath” by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904)
2. “Sklavenhändler (slave handler)” by Otto Pilny (1866-1936)
3. “A naked oriental woman” by Luis Ricardo Falero (1851–1896)
4. “Harem Scene” by Rudolf Jelinek (~1944)
5. “Sklavenhandel in der Wüste (Slave handler in the desert)” by Otto Pilny (1866–1936)
6. “Picking the Favourite (detail)” by Giulio Rosati (1858–1917)

Numbered from left to right, top to bottom.

1. “Procession in Jaffa” by Gustav Bauernfeind (1848–1904)
2. “Riverside camp” by Franz Roubaud (1856–1928)
3. “Return to the Palace” by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824–1904)
4. “Am Sklavenmarkt (at the slave market)” by Stephan Sedlacek (1868-1936)
5. “The white slave” by Ernest Normand (1857–1923) “Procession in Jaffa” by Gustav Bauernfeind (1848–1904)
6. “Marchand d’Esclaves (slave dealer)” by Eugène Jazet

Orientalist paintings by Henri Adrien Tanoux (1865–1923)

Orientalist paintings by Henri Adrien Tanoux (numbered from left to right).

1. “Namouna (celebrated slave often featured in ballet)”
2. “The harem beauty”
3. “Harem Beauty”

Do you want more? Related post here

Click images below to access high quality images from related Amazon Kindle store

This site is an Amazon affiliate site

Notes

The comments above reflect only the thoughts the administrator had while viewing the photos. They might or might not be comments by the subjects or the photographers. Please excuse any inaccuracies. You are welcome to leave comments in the comment space. Otherwise send messages to “[email protected]”.

Click to view these images in detail using vertical scrolling. The images are automatically scrolled and can be expanded or minimized, shifted left or right or up or down by clicking on the controls. You will see details that are lost in normal viewing.

The images are from Wikimedia . The administrator believes all images in this post are in the public domain. Many thanks to Wikimedia, the artists and photographers etc. for making these superb photos available. Many of the photos have been cropped from the original using the Vertical Scroller 2.0 application program. This is to ensure the best viewing experience. If there is any problem with with the license the administrator is willing to take down the images.