In literature and art Souq

in 18th , 19th centuries, europeans began conquer parts of north africa , levant, interest in middle eastern culture , architecture began flourish. interest spawned genre of literary works , paintings became known orientalism. proliferation of both oriental fiction , travel writing occurred during modern period , many of these works lavishly illustrated engravings of every day scenes of oriental lifestyles, including scenes of market places , market trade. of these works propaganda designed justify european imperialism in east, many artists relied heavily on everyday experiences inspiration in artworks. example, charles d oyly, born in india, published antiquities of dacca featuring series of 15 engraved plates of dacca [now dhaka, bangladesh] featuring scenes of markets, commerce, buildings , streetscapes. notable artists in orientalist genre include: jean-léon gérôme delacroix (1824–1904), alexandre-gabriel decamps (1803–1860), frederic leighton (1830-1896), eugène alexis girardet 1853-1907 , william holman hunt (1827–1910) found inspiration in oriental street scenes, trading , commerce.