Smart Secrets of Great Paintings - Season 1 Episode 9 Women of Algiers in Their Apartment (1834) by Eugène Delacroix
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As the war of colonization raged in Algeria, Eugene Delacroix was the first French artist to cross the Mediterranean. The naturalism of "Women of Algiers in Their Apartment," painted in 1834, takes us into the calm and simplicity of a harem as Delacroix saw it with his own eyes. This documentary looks at his attempts to counter Orientalist fantasies of Middle Eastern women held by European society and discusses his admiration of Lord Byron. It also details his journey through Morocco and Algeria as part of a French diplomatic mission, during which he witnessed the realities of North African culture that inspired him to document and recreate the scene of three sisters in their private quarters.
- Title: Smart Secrets of Great Paintings
- Year: 2019
- Genre: Documentary
- Country: France
- Studio: ARTE
- Director: Clément Cogitore, Jivko Darakchiev, Yves Nilly, Carlos Franklin
- Cast: Clémentine Célarié
- Crew: Clément Cogitore (Director), Yves Nilly (Screenplay), Jivko Darakchiev (Director), Carlos Franklin (Director)
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- Runtime: 26 minutes
- IMDb: 8.00 / 10 by 1 users
- Popularity: 41.726
- First Air Date: Nov 01, 2015
- Last Air date: Feb 17, 2019
- Season: 1 Season
- Episode: 24 Episode
- Language: French
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