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How is the female figure in Eugne Delacroix's Odalisque reduced to being an object of desire in this representation?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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How does art itself function as an agent of seduction in The Seduction of Yusuf?
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. She is perceived as a nude rather than naked and therefore not seen as an actual person.
2. Her direct and unemotional gaze toward the viewer sets up the act of viewing as a detached objectified experience.
3. Her figure extended across red fabric and filling the squared bed frame suggests an object displayed in a velvet-lined box.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The elaborate architecture of the palace creates a sensuous setting and trap for Yusuf.
2. The luxuriously decorated interiors of the seven rooms surround Yusuf as he moves from temptation to temptation.
3. Erotic paintings of Yusuf and Zulaykha displayed in each room depict the seduction.



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