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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Debora, post: 4493316, member: 1476&quot;]You know...&nbsp; I wouldn&#039;t consider either of those paintings of an &quot;odalisque&quot; as the commonly accepted definition is this:&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><i><font size="3">&quot;The French term odalisque came to refer specifically to <b>a concubine in a harem</b>. Odalisques were very popular subjects in European Orientalist art of the 19th century. Typically, the scantily and exotically dressed odalisque poses as if on display for the (assumed) male viewer.&quot;</font></i></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Here is Ingres&#039; &#039;Grand Odalisque.&#039;&nbsp; </font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Debra</font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]391988[/ATTACH] </font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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