دراسات وأبحاث
Volume 18, Numéro 2, Pages 301-310
2026-04-15
The Aesthetics Of Arab Architecture In Orientalist Painting: A Descriptive Study Of Selected Works By French Orientalist Jean-léon Gérôme
Authors : Lama Abderrahim .
Abstract
Urbanism in general, and Arab urbanism in particular, is understood from a holistic perspective, given its influence by multiple factors—religious, social, cultural, climatic, and others. It holds significant importance in expressing social, economic, religious, educational, and political purposes, as reflected in examples such as cities, fortresses, places of worship, and centers of governance. In our study, we examined Arab-Islamic models of urban art in the Islamic Arab East, which served as a source of artistic Orientalism. Western scholars, writers, and artists have long shown interest in these models due to the aesthetic values embodied in their architecture. Among them is the French Orientalist and painter Jean-Léon Gérôme, whose paintings depict the social life of the East and provide examples of Arab-Islamic architecture in its aesthetic form.
Keywords
Arts of Urbanism ; Artistic Orientalism ; Aesthetics ; Painting
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