--- product_id: 208980993 title: "Orientalists: Western Artists in Arabia, the Sahara, Persia and" price: "€ 962.40" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.hr/products/208980993-orientalists-western-artists-in-arabia-the-sahara-persia store_origin: HR region: Croatia --- # Orientalists: Western Artists in Arabia, the Sahara, Persia and **Price:** € 962.40 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Orientalists: Western Artists in Arabia, the Sahara, Persia and - **How much does it cost?** € 962.40 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.hr](https://www.desertcart.hr/products/208980993-orientalists-western-artists-in-arabia-the-sahara-persia) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description From the Great Pyramids to the Taj Mahal, the Middle East and India have for centuries lured Westerners to travel and have inspired their architecture, literature, music and fashion. The Orientalists pursues the richest era of this fascination, the mid to late 19th century, when American and European artists traveled and painted throughout the Holy Land and India. The highly cinematic images they created suggest a great influence on modern visual culture. Travel, art, geography, cultural perception, and social and military history are all woven through the text. An extensive introduction provides a thought-provoking perspective on the evolution of Orientalism and the rise of Islam and its ever-changing relationship to the West. It is within this context that the author introduces us to Orientalist paintings. The author is well aware of September 11, 2001 and its implications on the book which was being researched and formulated in his mind before the horrific events unfolded. He does not pretend Review: marvelous book - I came accross this book while in London, few weeks ago, and I immediately took note of the author, editor and name to order it from desertcart when back at home. I am not a connoisseur by any remote standard, but I love impressionism and naturalism painting, and I just loved the paintings in this book right on seeing them. (Same reason that took me to buy books by Alma-Tadema, the german painter of ancient Greek and Egyptian life scenes). My enthusiasm just kept growing once I had the chance to start reading the author's description of the creation process of the book, and somehow started to share his vision of the historical and artistic wonder that come along with the view of the works included therein. A marvelous book and equally wonderful art testimony for the future. Review: The number one book on the subject - For years the orientalist painters and their style have been mentioned in variety of books, often very sporadic and more so incomplete. For me the hunt for this chapter in art ended the day that I laid my hands on "The Orientalists" by Kristian Davies. Being an international artist for more than 30 years and having access to many books and references and museum in Asia, Europe and America I can say with absolute confidence that this book is the missing link for this genre. It encompasses the greatest of the orientalists and gives everyone the credit they deserved and in most cases not given. Alas, the more impressive side is the smell of the sand, heat of the sun and dryness of the wind of the region that you feel when you read this book. Kristian Davies has done his job with great precision and very methodically, enthusiastic but not overwhelmingly. There isn't any part of the book that leaves you wondering about how or why. The language is clear and flows without creating complication so you won't acquiesce to leave it before you are finished reading it. The discussion about the techniques and methods is accurate and with knowledge of the art. This book is perfectly balanced and shows no sign of siding with east or west, any prejudice towards nationality, politics or religion, yet it is clearly written with stamps of time and knowledge of 21st century. The plates are very high quality and the details are chosen nicely and justly. Color reproduction and accuracy is superb. The only wish that I would lay upon it would be the fact that I know there must have been a large number of works that Kristian would have liked to include but not possible due to market and cost limitation. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seeks to know about art of painting as I have plans of making it a corner stone for my workshops. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,656,958 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #3,749 in Painting (Books) #4,843 in Arts & Photography Criticism | | Customer Reviews | 4.9 out of 5 stars 37 Reviews | ## Images ![Orientalists: Western Artists in Arabia, the Sahara, Persia and - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71I6Y9fBiwL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ marvelous book *by M***A on March 12, 2007* I came accross this book while in London, few weeks ago, and I immediately took note of the author, editor and name to order it from Amazon when back at home. I am not a connoisseur by any remote standard, but I love impressionism and naturalism painting, and I just loved the paintings in this book right on seeing them. (Same reason that took me to buy books by Alma-Tadema, the german painter of ancient Greek and Egyptian life scenes). My enthusiasm just kept growing once I had the chance to start reading the author's description of the creation process of the book, and somehow started to share his vision of the historical and artistic wonder that come along with the view of the works included therein. A marvelous book and equally wonderful art testimony for the future. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The number one book on the subject *by I***A on October 9, 2006* For years the orientalist painters and their style have been mentioned in variety of books, often very sporadic and more so incomplete. For me the hunt for this chapter in art ended the day that I laid my hands on "The Orientalists" by Kristian Davies. Being an international artist for more than 30 years and having access to many books and references and museum in Asia, Europe and America I can say with absolute confidence that this book is the missing link for this genre. It encompasses the greatest of the orientalists and gives everyone the credit they deserved and in most cases not given. Alas, the more impressive side is the smell of the sand, heat of the sun and dryness of the wind of the region that you feel when you read this book. Kristian Davies has done his job with great precision and very methodically, enthusiastic but not overwhelmingly. There isn't any part of the book that leaves you wondering about how or why. The language is clear and flows without creating complication so you won't acquiesce to leave it before you are finished reading it. The discussion about the techniques and methods is accurate and with knowledge of the art. This book is perfectly balanced and shows no sign of siding with east or west, any prejudice towards nationality, politics or religion, yet it is clearly written with stamps of time and knowledge of 21st century. The plates are very high quality and the details are chosen nicely and justly. Color reproduction and accuracy is superb. The only wish that I would lay upon it would be the fact that I know there must have been a large number of works that Kristian would have liked to include but not possible due to market and cost limitation. I highly recommend this book to anyone who seeks to know about art of painting as I have plans of making it a corner stone for my workshops. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Brilliant reference *by G***Y on June 12, 2007* Brilliant book which almost completely covers the subject: sharp in-depth research, devotion, based on personal experience - Kristian Davies is an American art historian, who travelled extensively throughout the Mediterranean, lived in the Middle East. He is not just another ignorant preaching to the illiterates (one can easily do it with contemporary art) - a graduate of Northwestern University and La Nouvelle Sorbonne, who contributed to "Arts & Antiques", "Antique and the Arts Weekly" etc, etc - and who wrote also "Artists of Cape Ann". So, this fascinating volume generously provides you with over 300 super illustrations from more than 60 art collections around the worls - many are published for the first time, brings back forgotten and unknown names. Following the great artists of XIX century (from Jean-Louis Gerome to Vassily Vereshchagin) one can share a true feast of Great Pyramids, Holy Land, caravans, harems, slave markets, Arabia, Persia, India... Sure, you can find these names in Benezit (which is a must too - Dictionary of Artists - 14 Volumes (First English Edition) , but Davies book gives them colours and shapes. It is more condensed than Christine Peltre ( Orientalism in Art - which is also a highly recommended research, and might be supported by Wicked Dreams ( Noble Dreams, Wicked Pleasures: Orientalism in America, 1870-1930 . These three books covered the subject almost completely - at least to me, and are really useful to both professionals and amateurs. 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