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Painting
Harem Scene
Daniel Israel, 1859 - 1901
Israel, Daniel
Austria
1859 - 1901
Male
Primary
35 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (90.2 x 59.7 cm)
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Oil
Oil
1895-1900
1895
1900
1800-1900, 19th century, Orientalism, paintings, women
Painting
The scene depicted here is an example of Orientalism, the portrayal of Eastern figures and scenes-both real and imagined-by western artists. This was a popular aspect of Academic painting. Here a girl tries on jewelry while an older woman, perhaps her maid, looks on approvingly. The intimate alcove of a vast, columned interior allows the artist to show his skill at rendering the patterned fabrics, such as the hanging drapery and the maid's robe, and the jewels that spill from the inlaid chest behind the girl.
The 19th century provided many opportunities for artists to travel to Asia and Africa as those lands were being explored, exploited and colonized by European countries. While some paintings were anthropologically correct, based on the artists' experiences, others chose to portray the people of these faraway lands in settings and poses that demonstrated the vast perceived difference between their circumstances and Europeans'. Women, especially, were held up as object lessons of decadence and sensuality in ways Europeans would not have been.
[Gallery label text, 2011]
lower right, D and I in ligatureback of stretcherback of frame, Note that spelling of "Gallery" is English, not Germanback of frameback of frameback of stretcherback of stretcher, European-style 7, with line through centerback of frame, Printed in red, largely illegible. Note that "strasse" is spelled with two s's and not ßback of stretcher, Center illegible-- text or design? See image, attached. Scholar Emily Weeks dates this particular color of stamp to the years 1920-34 or later than 1945.
1991.15
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Memorial Art Gallery
2/20/2001
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6/14/2002
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