Moyen Orient Collection

The kitchen of the pilgrim camp in Nazareth, 1882 (engraving)
7336193 The kitchen of the pilgrim camp in Nazareth, 1882 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraving in Le Pelerin, June 10, 1882); Photo © Caricadoc.

The descent from Mount Carmel, 1882 (engraving)
7336192 The descent from Mount Carmel, 1882 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: At the top, the convent and the lighthouse, in the middle of the mountain)

Iran: 'Minai' cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel
BEN5464268 Iran: 'Minai' cup representing Vahram V Gour (the onager) (or Bahram Gur), Sassanid king of Persia on a camel. 13th century ceramic

Map of Palestine at the time of Jesus Christ, 1908 (printing)
8672362 Map of Palestine at the time of Jesus Christ, 1908 (printing); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of Palestine in the time of Our Lord Jesus Christ)

David jouant du psalterion. Manuscrit du 15eme siecle
GIA5034776 David jouant du psalterion. Manuscrit du 15eme siecle.; (add.info.: David jouant du psalterion. Manuscrit du 15eme siecle.); © Giancarlo Costa.

Aden - Enters of the city - Yemen 1880-1910
CSO4979440 Aden - Enters of the city - Yemen 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Aden - Enters of the city - Yemen 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Aden - The March - Yemen 1880-1910
CSO4979429 Aden - The March - Yemen 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Aden - The March - Yemen 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

View of Syria: Beirut
JEB4833973 View of Syria: Beirut.; (add.info.: View of Syria: Beirut. Today, the capital of Lebanon. Engraving of MARTENS, 19th century after the Daguerrian photographic excursions)

View of Syria: Muslims Cemetery in Damascus
JEB4833899 View of Syria: Muslims Cemetery in Damascus.; (add.info.: View of Syria: Muslims Cemetery in Damascus. Etching by WEBER, 19th century after the Daguerrian photographic excursions)

Vue de Constantinople. Engraving by Bertrand
JEB4833809 Vue de Constantinople. Engraving by Bertrand.; (add.info.: Vue de Constantinople. Engraving by Bertrand.); © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2023.

Xenophon's Cyropedia (Senofonte). Copy dedicated to Ercole d'Este (Hercules II d'Este). Dedicate scene
VEN5027485 Xenophon's Cyropedia (Senofonte). Copy dedicated to Ercole d'Este (Hercules II d'Este). Dedicate scene. Latin translation by Matteo Maria Boiardo (1440-1494)

Sultan Abdulmecit I (1823-1861) - Abdul Medjid-Khan, Sultan of Turkey, 1839-1861
FLO4686653 Sultan Abdulmecit I (1823-1861) - Abdul Medjid-Khan, Sultan of Turkey, 1839-1861. Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' " Modes et Costumes

Incense burnt before King Darius (550-486 BC) in Persepolis (Persia, Iran)
FLO4689552 Incense burnt before King Darius (550-486 BC) in Persepolis (Persia, Iran) - Lithograph from Le Livre des Parfums by Eugene Rimmel (1820-1887), France

Persian Lady - Persian noble woman in jeweled turban, fur-trimmed jacket, tunic and pantaloons, smoking a hookah pipe
FLO4723873 Persian Lady - Persian noble woman in jeweled turban, fur-trimmed jacket, tunic and pantaloons, smoking a hookah pipe

Castle of the Seven Towers (Yedikule Fortress), Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey
FLO4721884 Castle of the Seven Towers (Yedikule Fortress), Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More

Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779
FLO4723015 Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779. Illustration from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia

Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia
FLO4722961 Reilefs from the momument of Taq-e Bostan on the outskirts of Kermanshah, Persia. The king hunting deer and boar 1, and the coronation of Shapur III with his father Shapur II, 2

Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722910 Kurdish man with shield and club. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

View of the village of Mina, in the desert of Arafat (Tent City, Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
FLO4721782 View of the village of Mina, in the desert of Arafat (Tent City, Mecca, Saudi Arabia). Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia

First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km
DUV4201478 First World War 1914-1918 (14-18): Letter K as kilometre. Map of countries at war extending over 3000 km. Engraving in " Alphabet of the Great War 1914-1916

Costume of Mordovia (Russia): a couple, framing a portrait of a woman and below
FLO4634523 Costume of Mordovia (Russia): a couple, framing a portrait of a woman and below, a bashkir archer (Turkish people of Russia) and a young girl

Ottoman Turkish Pasha and Bey. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's
FLO4620077 Ottoman Turkish Pasha and Bey. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

Parthian cavalry rider and horse in full scale armour, and Sarmatian archer in scale armour
FLO4703947 Parthian cavalry rider and horse in full scale armour, and Sarmatian archer in scale armour. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

German warrior, Sarmatian archer in armour, and Belgian cavalry in chain-mail armour
FLO4704000 German warrior, Sarmatian archer in armour, and Belgian cavalry in chain-mail armour. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Persian costumes: a couple of courtiers and ordinary traditional costumes
FLO4633973 Persian costumes: a couple of courtiers and ordinary traditional costumes. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Asie" by Friedrich

Turkish costumes: military uniforms of cavalry and artillery, underneath, traditional costumes of women and children
FLO4633933 Turkish costumes: military uniforms of cavalry and artillery, underneath, traditional costumes of women and children, with gold coins, crown and flag of Turkey

Polish costumes, 18th century. Polish broker 5, nobleman 6, and woman of Snatietz near the border of the Ottoman Empire
FLO4624970 Polish costumes, 18th century. Polish broker 5, nobleman 6, and woman of Snatietz near the border of the Ottoman Empire 7

Edmund Allenby, 1918 (illustration)
2093115 Edmund Allenby, 1918 (illustration); (add.info.: Illustration in: Le Pays de France, France, 12/1918. Coll. Part. History. England)

Costumes from the Middle East: a man from Yemen, an Arab woman, an Arab rider and a rider from a tribe of Bedouin
FLO4633950 Costumes from the Middle East: a man from Yemen, an Arab woman, an Arab rider and a rider from a tribe of Bedouin

Costumes of the court of Turkey: Foreign Minister, interpret, Muslim scholar, judge and Janissary officer
FLO4633909 Costumes of the court of Turkey: Foreign Minister, interpret, Muslim scholar, judge and Janissary officer. Lithography for the book

Variety of characters in traditional costume from Asia and the Middle East
FLO4633898 Variety of characters in traditional costume from Asia and the Middle East. Lithograph for the title page of the book

Two Persians on horseback clutching a brassring - perhaps competing in a test of horsemanship
FLO4704237 Two Persians on horseback clutching a brassring - perhaps competing in a test of horsemanship. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of

Persian soldier with bowls, official with spear and quiver of arrows, man in long breeches, another official
FLO4704235 Persian soldier with bowls, official with spear and quiver of arrows, man in long breeches, another official, and high priest

Persian woman and captive Gaul king. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4704132 Persian woman and captive Gaul king. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

View of Mount Carmel taken from St. John of Acre, Palestine. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi
FLO4723303 View of Mount Carmel taken from St. John of Acre, Palestine. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi (Domingo Badia y Leblich, 1767-1818) from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt

Soldier afghan d'Herat - Afghan soldier from Herat in turban, robes, skirts
FLO4723742 Soldier afghan d'Herat - Afghan soldier from Herat in turban, robes, skirts and carrying a musket - Handcoloured woodcut by Meganck after an illustration by S.B

Sarah Louisa Fairbrother in fancy Turkish costume as Abdallah in " Abdallah and 40 Thieves," 1844
FLO4656793 Sarah Louisa Fairbrother in fancy Turkish costume as Abdallah in " Abdallah and 40 Thieves," 1844. Actress and dancer Fairbrother (1816-1890) was the mistress of Prince George

English classical actress Mademoiselle Rachel or Elisabeth Rachel Felix as Roxane, a Turkish lady
FLO4656688 English classical actress Mademoiselle Rachel or Elisabeth Rachel Felix as Roxane, a Turkish lady, in Jean Racine's tragedy " Bajazet," 1838

Persian literature: miniature of Basawan (1556-1600) representing a Muslim pilgrim meeting a Brahmin
BEN5464241 Persian literature: miniature of Basawan (1556-1600) representing a Muslim pilgrim meeting a Brahmin. Based on a poem by Amir Khosrow Dehlavi (or Khusrau or Khusraw (1253-1325))

Persian woman in city dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722981 Persian woman in city dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Persian man in summer dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814)
FLO4722974 Persian man in summer dress. Illustration by Mounier from Guillaume Antoine Olivier (1756-1814) Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Sacred place called Meroua (Al-Marwah) formed by three great walls in a street in Mecca, Saudi Arabia
FLO4721797 Sacred place called Meroua (Al-Marwah) formed by three great walls in a street in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus

Ancient monument in the seraglio of the Grand Seignior at Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey)
FLO4721757 Ancient monument in the seraglio of the Grand Seignior at Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). Illustration by Ali Bey el Abbassi from his Travels in Morocco, Tripoli, Cyprus, Egypt, Arabia

Paris in Phrygian battledress, and Assyrian king Sardanapalus in regal cloak
FLO4703771 Paris in Phrygian battledress, and Assyrian king Sardanapalus in regal cloak. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of

Portrait du Roi Salomon, Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno)(Saint Gregoire de Nazianze)
GIA5036522 Portrait du Roi Salomon, Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno)(Saint Gregoire de Nazianze) - Manuscrit grec du 9eme siecle; (add.info.: Portrait du Roi Salomon)

Sultan Soliman III (Souleyman) (?) - Sultan Suleiman III, after a painting by Raynal
FLO4686488 Sultan Soliman III (Souleyman) (?) - Sultan Suleiman III, after a painting by Raynal, 17th century - Handcoloured steel engraving by Polydor Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers' "

Empress Helena leaving Constantinople (C), and Judas revealing to her the location of the Holy Cross (D)
FLO4685532 Empress Helena leaving Constantinople (C), and Judas revealing to her the location of the Holy Cross (D). Painting on the north side of the Chancel

Perspective plan of the Jerusalem Temple, 1900 (engraving)
8672363 Perspective plan of the Jerusalem Temple, 1900 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Perspective plan of the Temple of Jerusalem seen from the Mount of Olives)

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"Moyen Orient: A Tapestry of Cultures, History, and Art" The Moyen Orient region, also known as the Middle East, is a captivating blend of diverse cultures and rich history. From Italian influences to Japanese traditions, from Kurdish heritage to Lapon customs, this region showcases a tapestry of human experiences. In the realm of art, masterpieces like "Horses at the watering hole" by an unknown artist in 1863 transport us back to a time when nature's beauty was captured on canvas. Laurent De La Hyre's painting "Cyrus II le Grand annonce a Araspe que Panthee a obtenu sa grace" from the 17th century immerses us in ancient storytelling and royal courts. The Jewish Museum of Basel houses another historical gem - "Revolution of D¿rmenach against the Israelites on February 28, 1848. " This artwork sheds light on significant events that shaped local communities. Moving beyond paintings, engravings such as those found in Charles Unsinger's "Alphabet" publication provide glimpses into everyday life during different eras. The Mamluks' influence can be seen alongside musicians and merchants bustling through markets. Delving deeper into history reveals artifacts like the polychrome terracotta sculpture titled "Bust of Heracles-Melkarth with the kernos on his head, " dating back to the 4th century BC. It stands as a testament to past civilizations' artistic prowess. Religion plays an integral role in this region too; Islam holds great significance for its people. Traditional costumes worn during prayer rituals demonstrate their devotion and faith. Orientalism has influenced art throughout centuries while showcasing cultural practices unique to this part of the world. However, not all aspects are celebratory; Théodore Leblanc's drawing depicts a slave market in Ak Hissar around 1830 – a somber reminder of the region's complex history.