Osman Hamdi
1842–1910 · Ottoman · 11 artworks
OrientalismRomanticismOrientalist themesDetailed figurationArchitectural settingsRealistic depiction of textilesBlending of Western and Eastern aesthetics
artist bio
Osman Hamdi Bey was a prominent Ottoman intellectual, art historian, archaeologist, and painter. He is best known for his Orientalist paintings, which blend European academic techniques with Ottoman and Middle Eastern subject matter, and for founding the Istanbul Archaeology Museums and the Academy of Fine Arts.
related: Jean-Leon Gerome, Gustave Moreau
11 artworks
Ladies Taking a Walk
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Chess
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Kokona Despina
1906
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The Lady Who Has Her Hair Combed
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The Musician Girl
1880
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The Tortoise Trainer
1906
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At The Mosque Entrance
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Girl with Yellow Ribbon
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Theologist
1907
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Girl Reciting Qu'ran
1880
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Naile Hanim's Portrait
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