Can understand it also, as:
Asiatic, Eastern

Categorize it as:
Impressionism, Modernism

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Detailed Description

Orientalism is a style of art that was popular in the 19th century. It is characterized by its focus on the cultures of the Middle East and Asia. Many famous artists painted in this style, including Jean-Léon Gérôme and Eugène Delacroix. Orientalist paintings often depicted scenes of exoticism and mystery, and were very popular with Western audiences.

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1. Orientalism is a term used to describe the ways in which the Western world has interacted with and portrayed the East.

2. The term was first coined by Edward Said in his 1978 book Orientalism.

3. Said argued that Orientalism was a form of racism, as it essentialized and stereotyped Eastern cultures.

4. Orientalism has been used to justify Western imperialism in the East.

5. The West has often portrayed the East as a place of exoticism, mystery, and danger.

6. This portrayal has often been used to justify Western intervention in the East.

7. Orientalism has also been used to justify discrimination against people from the East.

8. Said argued that Orientalism was not just a form of racism, but also a form of power.

9. The West has used Orientalism to maintain its power over the East.

10. Orientalism has been used to justify Western military interventions in the East.

11. The War on Terror has been justified in part by Orientalist stereotypes of the East.

12. Orientalism has also been used to justify Western economic exploitation of the East.

13. The West has often portrayed the East as a place of poverty and backwardness.

14. This portrayal has been used to justify Western aid and development programs in the East.

15. Orientalism has also been used to justify Western cultural imperialism in the East.

16. The West has often imposed its own values and norms on Eastern cultures.

17. This has often led to the suppression of Eastern cultures.

18. Orientalism has also been used to justify Western political interference in the East.

19. The West has often intervened in the internal affairs of Eastern countries.

20. Orientalism is still a major factor in the way the West interacts with the East.
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Artists (be aware, speculation possible):

1. Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) 2. Eugène Delacroix (1798-1863) 3. Frederic Edwin Church (1826-1900) 4. William Holman Hunt (1827-1910) 5. John Frederick Lewis (1804-1876) 6. David Roberts (1796-1864) 7. Edward Francis Burne-Jones (1833-1898) 8. Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912) 9. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (1780-1867) 10. Gustave Moreau (1826-1898) 11. Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901) 12. Adolf Friedrich Erdmann von Menzel (1815-1905) 13. Carl Heinrich Bloch (1834-1890) 14. Franz von Lenbach (1836-1904) 15. Viktor Vasnetsov (1848-1926) 16. Mikhail Vrubel (1856-1910) 17. Ivan Aivazovsky (1817-1900) 18. William Turner (1775-1851) 19. John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) 20. James McNeill Whistler (1834-1903) 21. Alphonse Mucha (1860-1939) 22. Henri Matisse (1869-1954) 23. Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) 24. Georges Seurat (1859-1891) 25. Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) 26. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) 27. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) 28. Claude Monet (1840-1926) 29. Camille Pissarro (1830-1903) 30. Edvard Munch (1863-1944)

Artworks (be aware, speculation possible)

1. The Snake Charmer, 1879, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 2. The Moorish Bath, 1879, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 3. The Death of Sardanapalus, 1827, by Eugène Delacroix 4. The Algerian Women, 1834, by Eugène Delacroix 5. The Turkish Cafe, 1858, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 6. The Harem, 1869, by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 7. The Slave Market, 1840, by Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier 8. The Mosque, 1881, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 9. The Arab Horseman, 1850, by Horace Vernet 10. The Arab Cafe, 1868, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 11. The Arab Guard, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 12. The Arab Warrior on Horseback, 1861, by Horace Vernet 13. The Arab Tent, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 14. The Arab Caravan, 1868, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 15. The Arab Street Scene, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 16. The Arab Horse Market, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 17. The Arab Camp, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 18. The Arab Cafe at Night, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 19. The Arab Coffeehouse, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 20. The Arab Market, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 21. The Arab Bakery, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 22. The Arab Beggar, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 23. The Arab Barber, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 24. The Arab Musicians, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 25. The Arab Horseman, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 26. The Arab Horsemen, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 27. The Arab Sheik, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 28. The Arab Chief, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 29. The Arab Warrior, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme 30. The Arab Horseman, 1867, by Jean-Léon Gérôme

Epoch

The art style Orientalism dates back to the 18th and 19th centuries.