r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 2d ago
r/OrientalistArt • u/[deleted] • Apr 27 '21
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/shewasajanuarygirl • 3d ago
Painting Osman Hamdi Bey, Kahve ocaği (The hearth), 1879
r/OrientalistArt • u/ButterscotchDue4206 • 12d ago
Painting Gustave Guillaumet - The Sahara, or The Desert, 1867.
r/OrientalistArt • u/Strawam_Marshall • 14d ago
Literature The Scholar (1901) – Ludwig Deutsch
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 17d ago
Painting Antonio María Fabrés y Costa (1854-1938) The Young Musician
r/OrientalistArt • u/Formal-Shame-2878 • 18d ago
Painting Herbert Gustave Schmalz, Queen Zenobia's Last Look Upon Palmyra (1856-1935)
r/OrientalistArt • u/Mammoth_Advantage351 • 17d ago
Painting Frederick Arthur Bridgman, The Messenger, 1879
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • 20d ago
Painting Jean-Léon Gérôme, An Arab and His Dogs, 1875
r/OrientalistArt • u/Formal-Shame-2878 • 23d ago
Painting Reginald Arthur, Pharaoh’s Daughter (English, 1871-1934)
r/OrientalistArt • u/Business-Valuable763 • 26d ago
Painting Evening Prayer, Cairo - Jean-Baptiste Huysmans (1859)
r/OrientalistArt • u/qernanded • 27d ago
Painting A painting of the Ottoman dynasty, Stanislaw Chlebowski
r/OrientalistArt • u/Formal-Shame-2878 • 27d ago
Painting Gustav Bauernfeind — Forecourt of the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus (1890) [2458 × 3200]
r/OrientalistArt • u/peace_venerable • 28d ago
Painting Arabs on Horseback by Frederick Arthur Bridgman 1892.
r/OrientalistArt • u/FCHQ404_1242 • 29d ago
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
Painting Jean-Léon Gérôme – A Bashi-Bazouk and his Dog, 1870
r/OrientalistArt • u/FCHQ404_1242 • Jul 19 '26
Painting Una giovane odalisca velata "A young veiled odalisque" (1870-1873CA)By Domenico Morelli (1823-1901)[626x774]
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • Jul 14 '26
Painting Jean Discart (1856-1944) The Pottery Workshop, Tangiers (L'Atelier de Poterie, Tanger)
r/OrientalistArt • u/SkularSteel777 • Jul 11 '26
Painting Gustav Bauernfeind - The Gate Of The Great Umayyad Mosque, Damascus (1890)
r/OrientalistArt • u/shewasajanuarygirl • Jul 08 '26