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- catalog abstract "For centuries the Middle East attracted enterprising traders and adventurous travelers throughout the world to its distant lands. European artists - whether professional painters accompanying an expedition or amateur watercolorists on holiday - responded to these exotic surroundings and changing conditions, preserving the Middle Eastern legacy in works that today offer a glimpse into this now-lost world. Voyages and Visions: Nineteenth-Century European Images of the Middle East from the Victoria and Albert Museum surveys the variety of artists' encounters with these distant lands and exotic cultures through the presentation of eighty-two watercolors and drawings selected from the extensive Seafight Collection in London. Complementing these exciting works oil paper are fascinating essays written by experts in Middle Eastern studies. Their research elucidates the mutual exchange of ideas and influences between East and West, charts the course of European travel throughout the region, and examines the artists and their varied responses to the wonders they encountered.".
- catalog alternative "Nineteenth-century European images of the Middle East from the Victoria and Albert Museum".
- catalog alternative "Voyages and visions".
- catalog contributor b9190930.
- catalog contributor b9190931.
- catalog contributor b9190932.
- catalog contributor b9190933.
- catalog coverage "Middle East In art Exhibitions.".
- catalog created "1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1995.".
- catalog description "For centuries the Middle East attracted enterprising traders and adventurous travelers throughout the world to its distant lands. European artists - whether professional painters accompanying an expedition or amateur watercolorists on holiday - responded to these exotic surroundings and changing conditions, preserving the Middle Eastern legacy in works that today offer a glimpse into this now-lost world. Voyages and Visions: Nineteenth-Century European Images of the Middle East from the Victoria and Albert Museum surveys the variety of artists' encounters with these distant lands and exotic cultures through the presentation of eighty-two watercolors and drawings selected from the extensive Seafight Collection in London. Complementing these exciting works oil paper are fascinating essays written by experts in Middle Eastern studies. Their research elucidates the mutual exchange of ideas and influences between East and West, charts the course of European travel throughout the region, and examines the artists and their varied responses to the wonders they encountered.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 126) and index.".
- catalog extent "127 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Voyages & visions.".
- catalog identifier "0295974907 (hardback)".
- catalog identifier "0865280428 (paperback)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Voyages & visions.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service ; London : Victoria and Albert Museum,".
- catalog relation "Voyages & visions.".
- catalog spatial "England London".
- catalog spatial "Europe".
- catalog spatial "Middle East In art Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "758/.9956 20".
- catalog subject "Art England London Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Art, European 19th century Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Art, European Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Art, Modern 19th century Europe Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Exoticism in art Europe Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "Exoticism in art Exhibitions.".
- catalog subject "N8217.E88 V53 1995".
- catalog subject "Victoria and Albert Museum Catalogs.".
- catalog subject "Victoria and Albert Museum Exhibitions.".
- catalog title "Nineteenth-century European images of the Middle East from the Victoria and Albert Museum".
- catalog title "Voyages & visions : nineteenth-century European images of the Middle East from the Victoria and Albert Museum / Esin Atil, Charles Newton, Sarah Searight.".
- catalog title "Voyages and visions".
- catalog type "text".