Artist
Nasreddine Dinet
French, 1861–1929
Nasreddine Dinet was a French Orientalism artist. 2 works are cataloged here, principally at Art Gallery of New South Wales. Nasreddine Dinet was born in 1st arrondissement of Paris.
Nasreddine Dinet (born as Alphonse-Étienne Dinet on 28 March 1861 – 24 December 1929, Paris) 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".
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