Muslim women by Ferdinand Max Bredt

The German artist Ferdinand Max Bredt (1868-1921) painted themes related to women from Muslim countries.

O germânico Ferdinand Max Bredt (1868-1921) pintou temas relacionados com as mulheres dos países Muçulmanos.

Ferdinand Max Bredt (1868-1921)-‘reclining Odalisque’

Ferdinand Max Bredt (1868-1921)-‘Turkish women’-oil on canvas    Private collection

Ferdinand Max Bredt (1868-1921)-‘leisure of the Odalisques’-cardboard    Private collection

Ferdinand Max Bredt (1868-1921)-‘the queen of the harem’

Ferdinand Max Bredt (1868-1921)-‘in a courtyard, Tunis’    Private collection

Muslim women by Alphonse-Étienne Dinet or Nasreddine Dinet

The Parisian painter Alphonse Etienne Dinet became Nasreddine Dinet (1861-1929) after his conversion to Islam.

O pintor parisiense Alphonse-Étienne Dinet tornou-se Nasreddine Dinet (1861-1929) depois da sua conversão ao Islão.

Alphonse-Étienne Dinet ou Nasreddine Dinet (1861-1929)-'by the wadi'-oil on canvas

Alphonse-Étienne Dinet ou Nasreddine Dinet (1861-1929)-'Arab women and children'-oil on canvas

Alphonse-Étienne Dinet ou Nasreddine Dinet (1861-1929)-'Muslim leaving a village Mosque'-oil on canvas    Tokio-Occidental Art Museum

Alphonse-Étienne Dinet ou Nasreddine Dinet (1861-1929)-'Raoucha'-oil on canvas-1901    Alger-Musée des Beaux-Arts

Alphonse-Étienne Dinet ou Nasreddine Dinet (1861-1929)-'bather by moonlight'-oil on canvas

Alphonse-Étienne Dinet ou Nasreddine Dinet (1861-1929)-'ouled nail'-oil on canvas    Paris-Musée d'Orsay

Alchemy in Muslim manuscripts

Due to the influence of peoples integrated into the Islamic Empire, especially of Egyptian origin, there was an extensive development of alchemy among a large number of medical professionals and others.

Por influência dos povos integrados no Império Islâmico, sobretudo de origem Egípcia, houve largo desenvolvimento da alquimia entre grande número de profissionais médicos e outros.

Anonymous-'chemical and pharmaceutical process (1)'-miniature   Washington-Smithsonian Institution (Sackler and Freer Gallery)

Anonymous-'chemical process'-miniature   miniature   Boston-Museum of Fine Arts

Anonymous-'chemical and pharmaceutical process (2)'-miniature   Washington-Smithsonian Institution (Sackler and Freer Gallery)

Anonymous-'Miryam and the alchemists'-miniature   London-British Library [Persian Ms Nizami's khamsa (five poems),Shiraz (1435-1436)

Anonymous-'symbols inspired by Egyptian hierogliphs'-miniature  London-British Library (Ms Add. 25724 / Abu l-Quasim al-Iraqi; Kitab-al-Aqalim)

Muslim Bazaar (Bazar islâmico)

The bazaar is a real shopping centre where you can by all kinds of manufactured articles, especially home-made. The Islamic world displays high-quality handicrafts: carpets, metal artifacts, among others.


O bazar é um verdadeiro centro comercial onde se vende toda a espécie de artigos manufacturados, sobretudo a nível familiar. O mundo Islâmico apresenta artesanato de grande qualidade: tapetes, artigos metálicos e outros.

Frederick Goodall (1822-1904)-'bazaar in Cairo'-oil on canvas-1891 Private collection

Frederick Goodall (1822-1904)-'the grand bazaar'-oil on paper laid down on canvas-1859 Private collection

Edwin Lord Weeks (1849-1903)-'Moorish bazaar'-watercolour-1873 Private collection

John Frederick Lewis (1805-1876)-'the bezestein bazaar of El Khan Khali. Cairo'

Charles Cattermole (1832-1900)-'scene in a Cairo bazaar'-watercolour-1856 London-Victoria and Albert Museum

Caravanas Maometanas (Muslim caravans)

Durante séculos o transporte de pessoas e mercadorias através dos países desérticos maometanos fazia-se com utilização de camelos. Os viajantes e mercadores seguiam em caravanas dirigidas por quem conhecia bem o trajecto. Os pintores orientalistas do séc. XIX dedicaram muitos dos seus trabalhos aos costumes muçulmanos por os considerarem exóticos e desconhecidos no Ocidente Cristão.


For centuries the transportation of people and goods across the desert Muslim countries was made using camels. Travelers and merchants journeyed in caravans guided by those who knew the route. Orientalist painters of the 19th century dedicated many of their works to the Muslims customs, as they were considered exotic and unknown in the Christian West.

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824-1904)-'an Arab caravan outside a fortified town, Egypt'-oil on canvas

Edwin Lord Weeks (1849-1903)-'arrival of a caravan outside the city of Morocco'-oil on canvas

Alberto Pasini (1826-1899)-'an Arab caravan'- oil on canvas Private collection

Eugène Fromentin (1820-1876)-'Arab caravan by the shore'-oil on canvas Private collection

Victor Pierre Huguet (1835-1902)-'Arab caravan'-oil on canvas Private collection

Egipto Muçulmano (Egypt Muslim)

A arqueologia revelou a presença neste local duma das mais antigas e florescentes civilizações humanas. Sofreu invasões de Hicsos, Gregos, Povos Cristãos e Islamizados. Os Coptas são 10% da população. O pintor inglês Frederick Goodall (1822-1904) deixou, na segunda metade do séc. XIX, diversas cenas da vida dos egípcios de religião muçulmana.

Archaeology has revealed the presence in this place of one of the oldest human civilizations and flourishing. Was invaded by the Hyksos, Greeks, Christians and Muslim peoples. The Copts are 10% of the population. The English painter Frederick Goodall (1822-1904) left in the second half of the 19th century, several scenes from the life of the Egyptian Muslim religion.

Frederick Goodall (1822-1904)-'Arabs crossing a flooded field by de pyramids'-oil on canvas-1895 Private collection

Frederick Goodall (1822-1904)-'door desert'-oil on canvas Private collection

Frederick Goodall (1822-1904)-'Sheik distributing alms'-watercolour-1865 Private collection

Frederick Goodall (1822-1904)-'an Arab school-the school of Sultan Hassan'-oil on canvas

Frederick Goodall (1822-1904)-'spinners and weawers'-pencil and watercolour-1894 Private collection