“Orientalism” European depictions of the Arab-Muslim world
Modern Western stereotypes: lovers (pre-’67) & tyrants (post-’67)
Modern Western Stereotypes: seclusion & seduction
Orientalist Paintings 19th & early 20th centuries
Bridgeman, Harem Fountain
Bridgeman, Harem Boats
Giraud, Interior of the Harem
Bouchard, Almees (entertainers)
Dicksee, Cleopatra
Collier, Pharoah’s Handmaidens
Delacroix, Algerian Women
Delacroix, Odalisque (concubine)
Renoir, Odalisque
Matisse, Odalisque
Ingres, Turkish Bath
Ingres, Grand Odalisque
Falero, Enchantress
Weiz, Odalisque
Gerome, The Great Bath
Gerome, Bath
Ponsan, Massage
Long, Love’s Labor Lost
Cormon, Jealousy in the Seraglio
Gerome, Slave Market
Gerome, Slave Auction
Giraud, New Slave
Rosati, Dancing Girl
Marinelli, Dance of the Bee in the Harem
Alloula: The Colonial Harem French-made postcards from early 20th century Algeria
The series of popular postcards begins with photos of veiled women outdoors, then peers into houses through windows, and then “reveals” life in the harem – the photographers using prostitutes as their models.
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Wafah Dufour Bin Laden’s neice GQ 2006