Women of Algiers in their Apartment
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Title
Women of Algiers in their Apartment
Subject
Orientalism, Exoticisim
Description
This 19th century painting depicts an Algerian house from the perspective of an orientalist painter. Women look directly to the viewer in the eye, giving a "mysterious" look, and Delacroix deliberately emphasizes the women's different bodies/styles to impress his audience with the East's mystery.
Creator
Eugène Delacroix
Source
Wikipedia
Publisher
Louvre Museum
Date
1834
Contributor
Rabia Melis Direk
Rights
2007 Musée du Louvre / Angèle Dequier
Relation
Roxana
Format
180x229 cm
Language
N/A
Type
Painting
Identifier
Roxana's Turkish Dress scene is as orientalist as this painting.
Files
Citation
Eugène Delacroix, “Women of Algiers in their Apartment,” Enlightenmens, accessed February 8, 2023, http://enlightenmens.lmc.gatech.edu/items/show/631.