cold weapons and Orientalism

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by ariel

Nothing better exemplifies the falsity of the "orientalist" presentation of the reality than the actual photographs. Here are couple of Orientalist pictures of the odalisques in a local harem and the photographs of the harem made personally by shah Nasser-el Din Qajjar.

Thank heavens for artistic 'license' !!!!
Ariel, where the heck are ya these days????

GP, thank you for this wonderful topic and these great illustrations!

[gp]

Originally Posted by Jim McDougall

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GP, thank you for this wonderful topic and these great illustrations!

on Italian Jiulio Rosati I was unable to find a book but a website only, very interesting :

https://www.artnet.com/artists/giulio-rosati/3


and 2 interestjng books on French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme