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Orientalism in Art

Orientalism in Art( )
Author: Peltre, Christine
ISBN:978-0-7892-0459-2
Publication Date:Feb 2005
Publisher:Abbeville Press, Incorporated
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $95.00
Book Description:

The romance and exoticism of the Orient, as captured by 19th-century European and American painters, are brought to life in this important volume. Nineteenth-century Europe was fascinated by the Orient. Napoleon's Egyptian campaign of 1798 initiated this phenomenon, and its history-the most notable episodes of which include the Greek uprising against the Turks in 1821 and the French taking of Algiers in 1830-was closely linked to changing attitudes toward the "Eastern question."...
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Book Details
Pages:296
Detailed Subjects: Art / European
Art / History / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):11.6 x 13.6 x 1.2 Inches
Book Weight:6.462 Pounds



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