-Odalisque: A female slave or a concubin in a sultan's harem (sexual fantasy-repressed.- Body turned away from the master's gaze makes her erotic and aloof.
-The cool blues of the couch and the curtain at the right heighten the effect of the woman's warm skin, while the angularity of the crumpled sheets accentuates the languid, sensual contuors of her form.
-Fluid line/elegant postures= Neoclassical
-Romantic themes= odalisque in a highly personal fashion, her body is not anatomically correct, but it is aesthetical pleasing.
-Fascination with the exotic-exploration- French discover exotic near East during Napoleon's campaigns.
-Commissioned by the Queen of Naples.
-Concerned with the line, not remaining true to form.
