“Opium Pipe” - Jeff Beal, HBO Rome 2 / Orientalist Art of Smoking

HBO – ROME Soundtrack (scene “Cleopatra smoking opium”). Orientalist paintings of smokers. Description below. Best viewed full-screen and in 1080p. Orientalist painters are Western artists, predominantly from the 19th century, who specialized in Oriental subjects. One of the popular subjects depicted was that of leisure and smoking, particularly smoking various types of water-pipes. The substance used could be tobacco, hashish, marijuana or opium.