In the Harem

In the Harem
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Odalisque Definition

ODALISQUE: A slave-woman who is a member of an oriental harem, especially one in the harem or seraglio of the sultan of Turkey. The word is the French adaptation of the Turkish odaliq, formed from odah, chamber or room in a harem. Or A slave-woman who is a member of an oriental harem, especially one in A female slave or concubine in the Sultan’s seraglio or a Turkish harem; one of the ladies of the harem, of whom the Sultan has personal knowledge.

Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Indian Odalisque


2 comments:

  1. Hello, could you please take a look a this picture? Does it tell something to you?
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/94893966@N08/9479002967/
    Please help, I cannot identify the autor.
    loegler@rocketmail.com

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  2. This one believed to be attributed to Eugène Giraud (1806 – 1881, French)

    http://conchigliadivenere.wordpress.com/category/giraud-eugene/

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