Nasreddine Dinet

1861–1929 · Realism

Nasreddine Dinet was a French orientalist painter and was one of the founders of the Société des Peintres Orientalistes Society for French Orientalist Painters. He became so enchanted with Algeria and its culture, that he converted to Islam, and was proficient in Arabic. In addition to his paintings, he translated Arabic literature into French. After converting to Islam, he chose the name Nasr ad-Din, which means "defender of the Dīn".

20 paintings

• Prayer on a terrace in Bou-Saada (2000)
• Caravane à El Grara, près de Gardaïa (1900)
• On the Banks of the Wadi (1898)
• On the Terraces. Laghouat by Moonlight (1897)
• The Swing (1899)
• Susanna and the Elders (1911)
• Bather in Oasis (1920)
• The Children of Bou-Saâda on the Terrace
• The Lookout (1906)
• The Lovers (1928)
• Wrestling Bathers
• Muezzin (1922)
• Laveuses (1895)
• Danseuse arabe aux étoiles
• Baigneuse dans la palmeraie (1916)
• Baigneuse dans la palmeraie
• Baigneuse aux bijoux (1916)
• The Bathers (1892)
• The snake charmer (1889)
• Satan's messenger (1908)