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The central challenge of history painting lay in selecting a particular subject that could engage the heart and instruct the mind. Grand settings and symbolic accessories proved the artist’s grasp of perspective depth and still-life draftsmanship. Compositions and color schemes had to be carefully conceived to accentuate the principal characters and to clarify the meanings of the incidents. National Gallery

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10 Orientalist Paintings by Artists from the 19th Century, with footnotes #16

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Orientalism  is a term that is used for the depiction of aspects in Middle Eastern cultures. It refers to the works of the Western artists...
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