Unsurprisingly, the emergence of Orientalist art in the 19th century coincided with a period of heightened exploration and colonial expansion by Western powers, reflecting a growing fascination ...

Orientalist paintings were in high demand ... “Photography in the 19th century was a black and white process as colour photography was not invented until after Gerome’s death, so he had ...

In the online exhibition “Re-Visiting Orientalism” of the Goethe-Zentrum Baku orientalist paintings from the 19th century meet current video recordings. For “The Latest at Goethe”, the artist Andréas ...