Paintings like The Snake Charmer or The Black Bard are recognised by millions around the world, but few will instinctually attribute them to Orientalist painter Jean-Leon Gerome. Though not as ...

Gérôme’s canvas, which he painted over the winter of 1868-1869, depicts a so-called Bashi-Bazouk. Bashi-Bazouks were irregular troops, or mercenaries, who fought for the Ottoman Empire.

Jean-Léon Gérôme pioneered Orientalism in art in a way that can still be felt—and seen—today. Museum show in Doha traces that legacy.

1880: In his studio in Paris, Jean-Léon Gérôme paints this image of a naked figure, presumably a boy, uncoiling his snake before a small crowd in a palatial setting. Scholars today say he ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Jean-Léon Gérôme is by all accounts the poster boy of Orientalism ...

I didn’t know anything about Jean-Leon Gérôme (1824—1904) before going to the Getty’s opening this week—or so I thought.

Eric Silver appraises a Jean-Leon Gerome sculpture of "Napoleon Entering Cairo." Eric Silver appraises a Jean-Leon Gerome sculpture of "Napoleon Entering Cairo" that was given to the guest's ...

Jean-Leon Gerome Napoleon Bronze, ca. 1900 Jean-Leon Gerome Napoleon Bronze, ca. 1900 Share Appraiser Eric Silver ...

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