The Orient and the mystical images it evokes have always been a special source or inspiration in the  history of European painting. From the Venetian portrayal of the Renaissance and the first examples of the Turkish Fashion to the heyday of the 19th century and the Tunis paintings by august Macke and Paul Klee, this volume with over 300 fullcolor illustrations traces the development of the oriental motif in painting.Individual chapters devoted to important artists including Eugene Delacroix, Pablo Picasso and Wassily Kandinsky and extensive articles on special themes such as the image of the harem and the Oriental
fantasies of the Impressionists complete the picture.