sought to capture the essence of the Orient through paintings, sculptures and various artistic forms. Unsurprisingly, the emergence of Orientalist art in the 19th century coincided with a period ...

Now, an exhibition in Doha titled Seeing is Believing: The Art and Influence of Gerome ... source material from what he witnessed. Orientalist paintings were in high demand, sometimes serving ...

he achieved the status of a founding father of Jewish art. His paintings range from self-portraits and portraits of family and friends to "orientalist" subjects, historical and literary themes, and ...

Lady Montagu’s portrait is only one among the 85 masterpieces that will adorn the walls of the Sharjah Art Museum for the ‘Lure of the East: British Orientalist Painting Exhibition’.