Oriental Oil Paintings

Arabian paintings are a collections of oil paintings which reflect a traditional arabic lifestyle and images of Arabia. The land conjures up tantalizing images of mysterious secret treasures, enchanting palaces, costumed women dancing sensually, and veiled Arabs perched on camels riding under the desert sun. The exoticism of Arabia had been well absorbed by John Singer Sargent paintings and Jean Leon Gerome, whom were enthralled with the romanticism of the faraway land that was colored vividly captured in their artwork.