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thumb|300x300px|Jean-Léon Gérôme, [[The Snake Charmer, . Clark Art Institute.]] In art history, literature, and cultural studies, Orientalism is the imitation or depiction of aspects of the Eastern world (or "Orient") by writers, designers, and artists from the Western world. Orientalist painting, particularly of the Middle East, was one of the many specialties of 19th-century academic art, and Western literature was influenced by a similar interest in Oriental themes.

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Orientalism refers to how Western artists, writers, and designers have depicted and imitated aspects of the Eastern world, particularly in 19th-century paintings of the Middle East and in literature. It matters because understanding these representations reveals how Western culture has shaped and expressed its fascination with—and often its ideas about—Eastern societies.

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