Odalisque
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Odalisque (1842) by Charles Jalabert
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Odalisque painted by Jules Joseph Lefebvre (1874)
In popular use, the word odalisque also may refer to a mistress, concubine or paramour of a wealthy man.
During the 19th century, odalisques became common fantasy figures in the artistic movement known as Orientalism, being featured in many erotic paintings from that era.
An odalisque was a virgin female slave who could rise in status to be a concubine or a wife in Ottoman Seraglios. Most were part of the harem of the Turkish sultan.
See also
- Culture of the Ottoman Empire
- Islam and slavery
- Hammam
- Harem
- Köçek
- Orientalism
- Ottoman Turkish language
- Seraglio
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