The distinctive ritual of Islamic prayer, known as namaz (in Urdu) or salah (in Arabic) has captivated the imagination of many Orientalist painters.

It was a most peculiar pilgrimage. An exhibition of Pablo Picasso’s paintings was on show at the Palais Grimaldi and Matisse, fast approaching his eighties, sat to sketch some cubist works.

The grandson of Romania’s last legitimate king wants Christie’s to give him a $9 million painting by a Spanish Renaissance master he claims was stolen from the family by a disgraced ...

Instead, it is fairly lighthearted for all its tragic inciting incidents, and its Persian setting fits into the larger trend of 19th-century Orientalism. Dédé’s score is always pleasing and ...

Janette Rosing (1942 to 2021) was a renowned photographic consultant, connoisseur, and collector who dedicated her life to studying and amassing a collection of 19th and early 20th century photographs ...

Highlights of IAMM's Orientalist Paintings: Mirror Or Mirage ... The paintings are mainly from the 19th century, a time when it became possible for artists to travel to the "Orient", as the ...

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