At the end of the 19th century numerous painters succumbed to the charms of the Orient. Travel to distant lands was easier, and artists brought back voluptuous images filled with sun and colour. The noted specialist Lynne Thornton has studied almost 150 painters, from Delacroix to Ziem. Her fine book The Orientalists, Painter-Travellers features numerous lesser known masters and is an essential reference work for collectors. It is also a marvellous invitation to travel.

The Orientalists, Painter-Travellers (1828-1908) (Les Orientalistes, Vol. 1)

Lynne Thornton

Arts & Photography

Art Creation Realisation

At the end of the 19th century, numerous painters succumbed to the charms of the Orient. Travel to distant lands was easier, and artists brought back voluptuous images filled with sun and colour. The noted specialist Lynne Thornton has studied almost 150 painters, from Delacroix to Ziem. Her fine book Les Orientalistes, Peintres Voyageurs features numerous lesser known masters and is an essential reference work for collectors. It is also a marvellous invitation to travel.

Les Orientalistes, peintres voyageurs (Les Orientalistes, Vol. 1) (French Edition)

Of all the customs and traditions concerning Oriental women, the harem is certainly the most familiar and misunderstood. Travelling painters, writers and poets from the West, have all given free reign to their imagination and fantasies on the subject. To such an extent that in all the paintings from the beginning of the 18th century right up until the 1940s, reality is inseparably linked to the artist's imagination. Besides the theme of odaliscs and almahs, this book also focuses on daily life in the harem. Over 150 prestigious Orientalist painters are listed in individual monographs.

La Femme Dans La Peinture Orientaliste (French Edition)

Of all the customs and traditions concerning Oriental women, the harem is certainly the most familiar and misunderstood. Travelling painters, writers and poets from the West, have all given free reign to their imagination and fantasies on the subject. To such an extent that in all the paintings from the beginning of the 18th century right up until the 1940s, reality is inseparably linked to the artist's imagination. Besides the theme of odaliscs and almahs, this book also focuses on daily life in the harem. Over 150 prestigious Orientalist painters are listed in individual monographs.

Women as Portrayed in Orientalist Painting (Les Orientalistes, Vol. 2)

This book retraces the history of European painters who travelled through Black Africa between 1860 and 1960. Some journeyed in the company of explorers, or as part of military, ethnographic, scientific or journalistic missions, others discovered Africa through their own means. Accompanying their works are the tales of their adventures and experiences taken from their journals, books and papers. Over 1150 artists are listed in individual monographs.

Les Africanistes, Peintres Voyageurs (1860-1960) (French Edition)

At the end of the 19th century numerous painters succumbed to the charms of the Orient. Travel to distant lands was easier, and artists brought back voluptuous images filled with sun and colour. The noted specialist Lynne Thornton has studied almost 150 painters, from Delacroix to Ziem. Her fine book Les Orientalistes, Peintres Voyageurs features numerous lesser known masters and is an essential reference work for collectors. It is also a marvellous invitation to travel.

Les Orientalistes, peintres voyageurs (PocheCouleur n° 1) (French Edition)

History & Criticism

Of all the customs and traditions concerning the lives of oriental women, the harem is probably the most familiar and least understood in the West. Travelling artists, writers and poets let their imagination run unbridled upon this theme. To such an extent that in all the paintings from the early 18th century to the 1940s, reality and imagination are closely intermingled. Beyond the theme of odalisques and almahs, this volume reflects upon the small pleasures of daily life, family and women's work. Over one hundred-and-fifty Orientalist painters, both prestigious and less known, are brought together in this book as individual monographs.

La Femme dans la peinture orientaliste (PocheCouleur n° 2) (French Edition)

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