Odalisque — This article is about the women in the Ottoman Empire. For other uses, see Odalisque (disambiguation). Grande Odalisque painted by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1814) An odalisque (Turkish: Odalık … Wikipedia
Odalisque (disambiguation) — An odalisque was a female slave of a Turkish harem. Odalisque may also refer to: Odalisque (novel) a novel by Fiona McIntosh Odalisque part of Quicksilver (novel) by Neal Stephenson, later published as a separate novel Odalisque with Raised Arms… … Wikipedia
odalisque — (n.) female slave in a harem, 1680s, from Fr. odalisque (1660s), from Turk. odaliq maidservant, from odah room in a harem, lit. chamber, hall, + liq, suffix expressing function. In French, the suffix was confused with Gk. isk(os) of the nature of … Etymology dictionary
Odalisque (novel) — For the Neal Stephenson novel, see Quicksilver (novel). Odalisque … Wikipedia
odalisque — /ohd l isk/, n. 1. a female slave or concubine in a harem, esp. in that of the sultan of Turkey. 2. (cap.) any of a number of representations of such a woman or of a similar subject, as by Ingres or Matisse. Also, odalisk. [1675 85; < F, alter.… … Universalium
Arab slave trade — For the relation between the Islamic religion and the institution of slavery, see Islamic views on slavery. Part of a series on Slavery … Wikipedia
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres — Ingres redirects here. For the database system, see Ingres (database). Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres Self portrait at age 24, 1804 (revised ca. 1850), oil on canvas, 78 x 61 cm, Musée Condé. Birth name … Wikipedia
Ingres, J.-A.-D — ▪ French painter Introduction in full Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres born August 29, 1780, Montauban, France died January 14, 1867, Paris painter and icon of cultural conservatism in 19th century France. Ingres became the principal proponent of … Universalium
Orientalism — For the book by Edward Said, see Orientalism (book). Anonymous Venetian orientalist painting, The Reception of the Ambassadors in Damascus, 1511, the Louvre. The deer with antlers in the foreground is not k … Wikipedia
Henri Matisse — Matisse redirects here. For other uses, see Matisse (disambiguation). See also: List of works by Henri Matisse Henri Matisse Photo of Henri Matisse by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 … Wikipedia
