Derived from the Turkish word for a Harem girl, this term for the reclining, recumbent female nude is a recurrent theme throughout Western art.
Derived from the Turkish word for a Harem girl, this term for the reclining, recumbent female nude is a recurrent theme throughout Western art. The term was first used by Dominique Ingres, in a painting of the same title. Attracted to exotic, erotic subjects, this normally staid Neoclassicist created a new genre for others to follow such as Giorgione in "Sleeping Venus", Goya in "Nude Maja" and Manet in "Olympia." FTP give this art term applicable to any relaxed, comfortable woman painted without clothing.
Derived from the Turkish word for a Harem girl, this term for the reclining, recumbent female nude is a recurrent theme throughout Western art.
Odalisque