Arabia 1876 JG187610 Costume Topless and robe. Nude. TB. TMLBAP. Actions Two women in the grand harem discusses the offer from an attendant to get high with a giant hookah. Sunlight cascades through the roof. A woman with her legs dangling in a pool looks back. Commentary The late 19th century vision of the Orientalist culture, with its vast harems and baths is hard to resist. For more of Gérome's work and the Orientalist view see The Classical Bath in the Bikini Science Times. Source Jean-Léon Gérome, France, 1876. 1 picture. |
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