The British Museum is currently hosting an exhibition :How did the Islamic world influence Western art? It runs until January 2020, if you’ve got some free time over the winter break. From their site:
Known as ‘Orientalism’, this representation of the East in Western art often blurred the line between fantasy and reality. Ranging from painting and decorative arts, interior design to architecture, the objects and artworks depict or refer to subjects and styles from the Islamic World, primarily the Middle East and North Africa.
British Museum Blog
The article goes on to discuss Edward Said’s critique of the wetern representation of the East (how it was distorted).
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