Reclining Nude

Reclining Nude by the French academic painter Delphin Enjolras (1857–1945). Enjolras is best known for his intimate portraits of young women illuminated by lamp or firelight.

Harem Dancer

A Harem Dancer by the French artist Georges Jules Victor Clairin (1843-1919).

Odalisque

An Odalisque French painter Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1836-1911).

An Egyptian Princess

An Egyptian Princess (1875) by the Austrian painter Hans Makart (1840-1884).

A Harem Beauty

A Harem Beauty by the Italian art deco painter Mario Borgoni (1869-1950). One of the better orientalistic ones.

Powerwoman by McGinnis

A real powerwoman by the American artist and illustrator Robert McGinnis (born 1926). McGinnis is famous for his illustrations of over 1000 paperback covers.

Sweet Psyche

One more sweet little girl by the French artist Guillaume Seignac (1870-1924). Most are variations of the same subject.

Ceres Bacchus and Venus

Ceres Bacchus and Venus (c. 1613). A great painting by the Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640).

Two Devils

Of Two Devils by the Australian painter Norman Lindsay (1879-1969).

Lindsay is one of my 20th century favourites.

Andromeda

Andromeda and the Nereids (1840) by the French painter Théodore Chassériau,(1819-1856).

Chassériau was a Student of Ingres whose classical influence is here evident.

Elegant Nude

A really elegant and stylish nude by the Italian painter Giovanni Boldini (1842-1931).

Slave Market

Slave market (1866) by the French painter Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904).

Despite all "realism" I'm sure that Gérôme never had seen a scene like this. The examination of the teeth is a nice detail but pure fantasy. A buyer of young women wouldn't have been very interested in her teeth.