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he was one of the first masters of pastel painting in the 18th century. he lived here in turkey for four years. he starts dressing, right, in turkish costume? exactly. he grows a very long beard. i think he was even known as the turk . it was kind of a marketing, and it worked. he was enormously successful, wasn t he? he was. he painted lots of aristocrats in different cities of europe. there is a story that when he s in constantinople, there is a particular model, very beautiful, who catches his eye. he draws her in various poses. this is one picture which is made from one of those drawings, and then that s a sort of source for later on, when he returns to europe, and with various clients, he can say, look, if you dress up in this, i ve brought this as well, i ve got the dress here. you could look as beautiful as mimica. is that sort of the idea? exactly. european people, everybody was interested in ottoman culture, and everything related with it. it s interesting to sort of thin
to make their compositions convincing, these artists, who sometimes didn t even travel outside europe, stuffed them full of supposedly authentic details. yet often, they ended up painting these opulent fantasies that said and others later criticised for a colonialist mindset. it almost feels unfair to single out one work in particular to exemplify orientalism. but this is quite an interesting example. it dates from the late 19th century. it s by a british artist, and it s very gorgeous. it has this wonderful golden late day light, which suffuses the whole scene. and in the foreground, you have this boat where a well to do young lady is being rowed along the golden horn. and i think to me, why it feels quite orientalist is that the people
Recep Tayyip Erdogan wins historic re-election, extending his rule into a third decade. Congratulations pour in from global leaders. Implications for Turkey's role in Europe and NATO.
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