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Orientalist
The accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 coincided with the beginning of the great age of rail and steamship travel. Artists from Britain were soon spreading across the world in search of new and exotic subjects. Those who went to the Middle East became known as Orientalists. Lead figure was John Frederick Lewis who spent thirteen years there from 1838, followed by David Roberts, William Muller and David Wilkie. Later contributors include the Pre-Raphaelites, Holman Hunt and Thomas Seddon, who travelled together to Palestine 1854¿6, Hunt returning 1869¿72, 1875¿8, 1892.
Tate | Glossary | Orientalist orientalist the accession of queen victoria in 1837 coincided with the beginning of the great age of rail and steamship travel. artists from britain were soon spreading across the world in search of new and exotic subjects.
http://www.tate.org.uk/collections/glossary/definition.jsp?entryId=208 [128 words]
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Associated subjects: r.b. kitaj (+), thomas seddon (+), holman hunt (+), david wilkie (+), john frederick lewis (+), william muller (+), david roberts (+), pre-raphaelites (+), decorative arts (+), history painting (+), paul klee (+), textiles (+), eastern architectural setting (+), jacques-louis david (+), romantic movement (+), empire style (+), rembrandt (+), french rococo aesthetic (+), egyptian motifs (+), exotic dress (+), henri matisse (+), european presence in egypt (+), suleyman the magnificent (+), human figures (+), belle epoque (+), modern design (+), abstract expressionism (+), cubism (+), chiton (+), japanese kimono (+)
Tate Collection | The Orientalist by R.B. Kitaj r.b. kitaj 1932-2007 © the estate of r. b. kitaj the orientalist 1976-7 oil on canvas support: 2438 x 768 mm painting purchased 1977 t02141 'the orientalist ' belongs to kitaj's portraits , including 'the jew' and 'the greek' that relate to the theme of the expatriate.
http://www.tate.org.uk/servlet/ViewWork?workid=8134 [158 words]
Orientalism in Nineteenth-Century Art | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of egypte was the most influential of many works that aimed to document the culture of this region, and it had a profound effect on french architecture and decorative arts of the period, as evidenced in the dominance of egyptian motifs in the empire style. genre painting, the prevalent form of orientalist art in the nineteenth century, was greatly influenced by artists' direct experience of everyday life in near eastern cities and settlements.... related... timelines (13)... anatolia and the caucasus, 1600–1800 a.d.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/euor/hd_euor.htm [1868 words]
Modern Art in West Asia: From Colonial to Post-colonial Period | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | Th portraiture was popular among wealthy merchants of beirut, religious establishments, and government officials ( daoud corm, portrait of an ancestor ). early work was also influenced by nineteenth- and twentieth-century orientalist painters and photographers. the latter introduced photography to the arab world in the early 1850s, taking photographs of archaeological and biblical sites. the earliest photographic studios in the region were founded by resident europeans,
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/wacp/hd_wacp.htm [1409 words]
Paul Poiret (1879–1944) | Thematic Essay | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art s exoticized tendencies were expressed through his use of vivid color coordinations and enigmatic silhouettes such as his iconic "lampshade" tunic and his "harem" trousers, or pantaloons. however, these orientalist fantasies (or, rather, fantasies of the orient) have served to detract from poiret's more enduring innovations, namely his technical and marketing achievements. poiret effectively established the canon of modern dress and developed the blueprint of the modern fashion industry.
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/poir/hd_poir.htm [2138 words]
National Gallery of Art, Pasha and Bayadère (Getty Museum) did roger fenton luck upon this private scene during his travels in the crimea? no, in actuality, this photograph was staged in fenton's studio in london with hired models, and the woman's arms are held aloft by strings to keep them perfectly still. the subject is orientalist, a term that refers to romanticized depictions by european artists of scenes of muslim culture in the ottoman empire and its territories in the near east and north africa. as in this instance, orientalist scenes were more often fiction than fact.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=66661 [272 words]
National Gallery of Art, Seated Odalisque (Getty Museum) seated odalisque gift of professors joseph and elaine monsen roger fenton british, london, 1858 albumen print 14 1/4 x 17 1/4 in. 92.xm.53 three years after traveling in the crimea, roger fenton made a series of orientalist photographs in his london studio using props gathered during his travels and non-eastern models. orientalism refers to just such romanticized depictions of imagined scenes of muslim culture in the ottoman empire and its territories in the near east and north africa.
http://www.getty.edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails?artobj=105409 [244 words]