ORIENTALISM: BETWEEN FACT AND FANTASY

Colonial and imperial expansion, technical advancement, and artistic transformation in the nineteenth century catalyzed the global m arketplace and sparked a wave of European picture-making focused on North Africa and the Middle East. Known as Orientalism, the genre inspired by Islamic cultures relied equally on fact and fantasy to create iconic images both celebrated and interrogated today. This book tells a new, multifaceted story, taking into account how major figures ranging from the French painters Ingres, Delacroix, and Gérôme t...[Read more]