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Adelphoi Zangaki
The Adelphoi Zangaki (Zangaki Brothers), known by their probable initials C. and G. Zangaki,Zangaki Brothers ''Luminous-Lint'' were two brothers of Greeks, Greek origin, active as photographers in Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Egypt from the 1860s through to the 1890s. They specialized in photographing ancient monuments and scenes of everyday life, producing photographic prints for the tourist trade.C. & G. Zangaki Photographs Collection, 1870–1875 ''Princeton University Library Finding Aids''. Note: The ''Zangaki Collection Finding Aid'' at Princeton University lists them as functioning from 1870 to 1875 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orientalism
In art history, literature and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects in the Eastern world. These depictions are usually done by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. In particular, Orientalist painting, depicting more specifically the Middle East, was one of the many specialisms of 19th-century academic art, and the literature of Western countries took a similar interest in Oriental themes. Since the publication of Edward Said's '' Orientalism'' in 1978, much academic discourse has begun to use the term "Orientalism" to refer to a general patronizing Western attitude towards Middle Eastern, Asian, and North African societies. In Said's analysis, the West essentializes these societies as static and undeveloped—thereby fabricating a view of Oriental culture that can be studied, depicted, and reproduced in the service of imperial power. Implicit in this fabrication, writes Said, is the idea that Western society is developed, ra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
