Egypt
- Features
The Spirit of Egypt Archaeology Magazine Mark Rose The Beyond Stone and Bone blog looks at 19th-century Western travelers and ex-patriots, what they said about Egypt and the emotional impact its monuments had on them. How to experience all things Egyptian...
- Exhibition: Napoleon On The Nile
Art Daily The Snug Harbor Cultural Center presents the exhibit Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt through June 15. This spring the Museum will focus on the Description de l’Egypte, the seminal multi-volume work that...
- Paris: Capital Of Islamic Design
Al Ahram Weekly (David Tresilian) The magnificent setting of the Musée des arts décoratifs in Paris is presently the backdrop for Purs décors? Arts de l'Islam, regards du XIX me si cle, a survey exhibition on the influence of Islamic art on late...
- Exhibition: Final Month Of Egypt Through Other Eyes
http://tinyurl.com/fu59o (artdaily.com)For anyone wishing to visit the exhibition Egypt Through Other Eyes: The Popularization of Ancient Egypt at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, it is in its last four weeks: "The show is presenting more than thirty books...
- Napoleon In Egypt Subject Of New Exhibition
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/entertainment/13609374.htmA new exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Sciences has opened in Macon (Georgia, U.S.) called Napoleon in Egypt: "Napoleon Bonaparte is well-known for his military victories, his habit of placing...
Egypt
Egyptomania: Modern Fascination for an Ancient Civilization
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/artsCulture/view.bg?articleid=110393
An artcile about the Egyptomania exhibition currently showing in Worcester, U.S.: "A charming new exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum reveals the wonder Europeans felt as they once again encountered Egypt through the prism of 19th-century art.. Like the earliest travelers to the kingdom on the Nile, visitors will see the Great Sphinx sprawling across the sands, Queen Nefertiti in her palace and Bedouin crossing the desert. The new show Egyptomania: Modern Fascination for an Ancient Civilization captures the European flush of excited curiosity about Egypt that still continues today. It features 55 oil paintings and watercolors, photographs and prints, and a 2,600-year-old sarcophagus holding the mummified remains of a royal child. Organizer David Acton said the show uses rare and gorgeous works to show the changing ways Europeans saw Egypt, from Napoleon’s 1798 invasion to the early 20th century when King Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered". See the above web page for more details.
An artcile about the Egyptomania exhibition currently showing in Worcester, U.S.: "A charming new exhibit at the Worcester Art Museum reveals the wonder Europeans felt as they once again encountered Egypt through the prism of 19th-century art.. Like the earliest travelers to the kingdom on the Nile, visitors will see the Great Sphinx sprawling across the sands, Queen Nefertiti in her palace and Bedouin crossing the desert. The new show Egyptomania: Modern Fascination for an Ancient Civilization captures the European flush of excited curiosity about Egypt that still continues today. It features 55 oil paintings and watercolors, photographs and prints, and a 2,600-year-old sarcophagus holding the mummified remains of a royal child. Organizer David Acton said the show uses rare and gorgeous works to show the changing ways Europeans saw Egypt, from Napoleon’s 1798 invasion to the early 20th century when King Tutankhamun’s tomb was discovered". See the above web page for more details.
Thanks to Mark Morgan for pointing out that I typed "UK" instead of "US" - serves me right for blogging with a stinking cold. Chris, Official Nitpicker, where were you?? You were gazumped on this one! Andie.
- Features
The Spirit of Egypt Archaeology Magazine Mark Rose The Beyond Stone and Bone blog looks at 19th-century Western travelers and ex-patriots, what they said about Egypt and the emotional impact its monuments had on them. How to experience all things Egyptian...
- Exhibition: Napoleon On The Nile
Art Daily The Snug Harbor Cultural Center presents the exhibit Napoleon on the Nile: Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt through June 15. This spring the Museum will focus on the Description de l’Egypte, the seminal multi-volume work that...
- Paris: Capital Of Islamic Design
Al Ahram Weekly (David Tresilian) The magnificent setting of the Musée des arts décoratifs in Paris is presently the backdrop for Purs décors? Arts de l'Islam, regards du XIX me si cle, a survey exhibition on the influence of Islamic art on late...
- Exhibition: Final Month Of Egypt Through Other Eyes
http://tinyurl.com/fu59o (artdaily.com)For anyone wishing to visit the exhibition Egypt Through Other Eyes: The Popularization of Ancient Egypt at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, it is in its last four weeks: "The show is presenting more than thirty books...
- Napoleon In Egypt Subject Of New Exhibition
http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/entertainment/13609374.htmA new exhibition at the Museum of Arts and Sciences has opened in Macon (Georgia, U.S.) called Napoleon in Egypt: "Napoleon Bonaparte is well-known for his military victories, his habit of placing...