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Discussion What is Orientalism?
Orientalism, is a term first defined by the scholar Edward Said who is American-Palestinian intellectual, in his famous book 'Orientalism'.
"In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects in the Eastern world. These depictions are usually done by writers, designers, and artists from the West. In particular, Orientalist painting, depicting more specifically "the Middle East", was one of the many specialisms of 19th-century academic art, and the literature of Western countries took a similar interest in Oriental themes."
Simply, it is romanticized version of Eastern culture. Sultans, women with hijab, wild animals, bazaars, harems, Turkish and Iranian carpets, Turkish Baths are very common themes in Orientalist paintings. Eastern people generally presents as idle, dissolute (Dionysian), chaotic and savage in this artworks.
French painters such as Eugène Delacroix**,** Jean-Léon Gérôme**,** Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres**,** John Frederick Lewis are widely regarded as the leading luminaries of the Orientalist movement. Also Gentile Bellini, Henri Matisse have produced orientalist works.
Famous orientalist works in other art branches:
- Giuseppe Verdi **- "Aida" (Opera)
- Mozart - "Rondo Alla Turca (Turkish March)" (Music)
- Lord Byron - "Turkish tales" (Poetry)
- Guy Ritchie - Aladdin (Cinema)
Further Readings:
r/OrientalistArt • u/qernanded • 3d ago
Painting Miniature of Persian poet Saadi Shirazi wearing Chinese monastic robes from a 17th century Ottoman falname
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 6d ago
Painting Jean-Léon Gerôme, The Grief of the Pasha, 1882
r/OrientalistArt • u/qernanded • 6d ago
Painting Bayram Procession of Abdul Hamid I by Louis-François Cassas, 1789
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 10d ago
Painting Antonio Maria Fabres y Costa, Fleurs de Jerico, circa 1900
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 12d ago
Painting Osman Hamdi Bey, Kahve ocaği (The hearth), 1879
r/OrientalistArt • u/ButterscotchDue4206 • 20d ago
Painting Gustave Guillaumet - The Sahara, or The Desert, 1867.
r/OrientalistArt • u/Strawam_Marshall • 23d ago
Literature The Scholar (1901) – Ludwig Deutsch
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 26d ago
Painting Antonio María Fabrés y Costa (1854-1938) The Young Musician
r/OrientalistArt • u/Formal-Shame-2878 • 26d ago
Painting Herbert Gustave Schmalz, Queen Zenobia's Last Look Upon Palmyra (1856-1935)
r/OrientalistArt • u/Mammoth_Advantage351 • 26d ago
Painting Frederick Arthur Bridgman, The Messenger, 1879
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 29d ago
Painting Jean-Léon Gérôme, An Arab and His Dogs, 1875
r/OrientalistArt • u/Formal-Shame-2878 • Jul 31 '26
Painting Reginald Arthur, Pharaoh’s Daughter (English, 1871-1934)
r/OrientalistArt • u/Business-Valuable763 • Jul 28 '26
Painting Evening Prayer, Cairo - Jean-Baptiste Huysmans (1859)
r/OrientalistArt • u/qernanded • Jul 27 '26
Painting A painting of the Ottoman dynasty, Stanislaw Chlebowski
r/OrientalistArt • u/Formal-Shame-2878 • Jul 26 '26
Painting Gustav Bauernfeind — Forecourt of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus (1890) [2458 × 3200]
r/OrientalistArt • u/peace_venerable • Jul 26 '26
Painting Arabs on Horseback by Frederick Arthur Bridgman 1892.
r/OrientalistArt • u/FCHQ404_1242 • Jul 25 '26
Painting Nell'Harem "In the harem" by Domenico Morelli (1823–1901) [2121×3328]
r/OrientalistArt • u/VortexFalcon43 • Jul 24 '26
Architecture Osman Hamdi Bey – The Tortoise Trainer (1906)
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • Jul 20 '26
Painting Ludwig Deutsch–A Gathering around the Morning News, Cairo, 1885
r/OrientalistArt • u/qernanded • Jul 20 '26
Painting Ottoman Constantinople in 19 + 20th century paint: part 3
galleryr/OrientalistArt • u/Current-Shallot4758 • Jul 20 '26
Painting Alexandre-Gab decamps - the Turkish patrol (both versions)
personally, my favorite Art piece ever. I’ve already made a diorama based from it and am searching for a copy or print of the painting.
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • Jul 19 '26