Here it is Saturday again and time for another
Soartful Challenge.
Where does the time go?
I love what everyone did with the Hat challenge.
My Dover Sampler came yesterday and this beautiful image
had challenge written all over it.
Romantic Orientalism
In the 19th century, more and more artists traveled to the Middle East and North Africa. English painters went to India and Egypt, while French painters explored North Africa, especially Algeria and Morocco. According to Eric Underwood, “the conquest of Algeria during the reign of Louis-Philippe also aroused the interest of the French public and helped to increase the popularity of oriental characters.” The East had a special appeal to artists of the Romantic era, particularly Eugene Delacroix, Jean-Léon Gérôme, Theodore Chasseriau and Eugene Fromentin. Orientalism and exotica begins with Delacroix (1798-1863). More on Romantic Orientalism can be found here.
Les Coquelicots (n.d.)
Use this image in your creation or just let it inspire you to
explore Romantic Orientalism.
Jeanette
10 comments:
My challoenge is on my blog.xx
A delicious challenge Jeanette...thanks...
http://thewhimseyasylum.blogspot.com/
Here is my entry.
I couldn't do too much to this beauty, just framed her :)
http://artic-blonde-creations.blogspot.com/2011/02/soartful-romantic-orientalism.html
this was extremely interesting!!!
I chose my favorite painting!
http://wwwpeggysamusement.blogspot.com/2011/02/soartful_26.html
Here's my exotic lady, with Islamic backgrounds by Dover.
Thanks you Jeanette for this image-I LOVE it!
Mine is on my blog
Posted mine on my blog:
http://artandreading.blogspot.com
Hi Jeanette,
I've been missing theese challenges... So here is mine. I hope you like it :o)
What a beauty, Jeanette! My digital art is on my challenge blog.
http://hastingshall2.blogspot.com/2011/03/so-artful-romantic-orientalism.html
I tried the challenge, it's on my blog. Not liking what I did much at all.. booo on me.. LOL
Robyn
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