The Orientalist Gallery - A new Site

[Carlos Ygoa]

Enzie,

What a great idea this is! I looked into your site and it looks like a site that can be quite informative and helpful in this subject matter. I have a large book on Spanish painters of the late 19th century, a generation of painters who studied in Rome and formed a community of artists there (most famous of whom was Mariano fortuny) and they did quite a few orientalist paintings aside from the official hisorical paintings they were obliged to fulfill. Let me know if you need material on these artists (if you don

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Hi Carlos,

I have a couple Spanish painters from the book Les Orientalistes de l'

[Thomasin Dewhurst]

Enzie

Your site will provide a much-needed resource, and show some wonderful paintings. It's a splendid idea, and I wish you lots of success with it.

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Dear Thomasin,

Thank you! With the increase in exhibits and publications it seems that the interest in Orientalist art, after a very, very long slumber is finally reawakening. I think once people realize the genius behind some of these works, they will look at it from a different view point other than harem scenes and old men in turbans.

These paintings have so much they can teach us, but finding centralized access to technical information, comparisons and general insight are not that easy. I hope to change that by this little contribution!

[Carlos Ygoa]

Enzie,
The book I have is by Carlos Gonz

[Enzie Shahmiri]

Hi Carlos,

Great, I don't have that book! If you can help me at this time with adding some information about Antonio Maria Fabr

[Enzie Shahmiri]

I have added some new pictures and writings about the artist's techniques here

Carlos, can you provide me with some text to go with the pictures you have sent me? I have so much going on, that it very slow progress translating the French text.