harem

  • Light of the Harem (c. 1880)

    Light of the Harem (c. 1880)

    Frederic Leighton (English, 1830–1896)

    Golden light spills across the harem’s tiles, catching the folds of silk and idle limbs. A woman lounges near the window, half in shadow, half in warmth—her gaze distant, as if listening to something beyond the walls. The air hums with stillness, heavy with unspoken longing.