Within the tradition of Orientalist paintings, the imagined harem was often represented in two modes: the domestic and the erotic.
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Similar to Orientalist writings, the limited access to the harem space caused its represented version in painting to be equally dissimilar to its real existence.
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It is necessary to consider the social and literary background for the Western evocation of the harem.
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Culturally speaking, can the Orient be truly described as a place found in the Near East?
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With the cultural framework of sixteenth-century Italy, the dichotomy between female and male pervaded all aspects of society even in Renaissance paintings.
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