Jean-Léon Gérôme - Meet the best of his incredible paintings

Get ready for a time travel through Jean-Léon Gérôme’s best paintings of Orientalism, which he created during his travels in Egypt and neighboring Middle Eastern countries. I have chosen a way of presenting the works with the whole paintings, but also with a zoom in the details to highlight the feeling through the paintings. Please leave your comments with your thoughts and opinions. Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904) was a French painter and sculptor known for his Orientalist paintings. He studied under Paul Delaroche, and his work reflects the academic style of his teacher, as well as his fascination with the exotic and the historic. Gérôme was deeply influenced by his travels to Egypt and the Middle East, where he encountered the cultures and landscapes that would become the subjects of his paintings. He was interested in the aesthetics and customs of these regions, and his paintings are characterized by their meticulous attention to detail and his