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Becoming ‘obeliscal’: Van Gogh, ancient Egypt and the global Orient – I: figures
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 280-301
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Hall, James (Hall, James)
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1. Pots and apples, by Emile Bernard. 1887. Oil on canvas, 46.2 by 55.2 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris; © RMN-Grand Palais; Hervé Lewandowski).
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10. Hathoric capital from Dendera. Egyptian, 332–30 BC. Limestone, 52.5 by 46 by 11.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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11. Nude girl, seated, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1886. Oil on canvas, 27.1 by 23.5 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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12. Seated girl and Venus statuette, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1886. Chalk on paper, 47.5 by 62 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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13. Self-portrait as a sphinx, by Léopold Armand Hugo. 1871. Etching on paper, 34 by 25 cm. (Rodin Museum, Paris).
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14. Self-portrait, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1889. Oil on canvas, 65 by 54.2 cm. (Musée d’Orsay, Paris; Bridgeman Images).
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15. Galerie Henri IV, the Louvre, looking northwards. 1885. (From C. Aulanier: Le musée Charles X et le département des antiquités égyptiennes (Histoire du palais et du musee du Louvre 8), Paris 1961, p.60).
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16. Bonaparte before the Sphinx (‘Oedipus’), by Jean-Léon Gérôme. 1886. Oil on canvas, 61.6 by 101.9 cm. (Hearst Castle, San Simeon CA; Bridgeman Images).
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17. Self-portrait at the easel, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1886. Oil on canvas, 46.5 by 38.5 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation; © Fine Art Images; Bridgeman Images).
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18. Self-portrait at the easel, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1887–88. Oil on canvas, 65.1 by 50 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation; © Fine Art Images; Bridgeman Images).
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19. Napoleon, after a plaster model by Antoine-Denis Chaudet. 1807–09. Marble, 59 by 28.5 by 26.0 cm. (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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21. Aristotle, by Nicola Billy, after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. 1750. Engraving, 23 by 16.5 cm. (including text). (From G.G. Bottari: Musei Capitolini tomus primus(-quartus), Rome 1750, I, no.8).
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22. Egyptian figure, by Carlo Gregorii after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia. 1755. Engraving, 34.5 by 17.5 cm. (including text). (From G.G. Bottari: Musei Capitolini tomus primus(-quartus), Rome 1755, III, no.86).
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23. Brutus, drawn after a plaster cast. 1869. Lithograph, 45 by 62 cm. (From C Bargue and J.-L. Gérôme: Cours de dessin, Paris 1869, I, pl.52).
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24. Portrait statue. Engraving, 19 by 13 cm. (internal frame). (From Comte de Caylus, Recueil d’antiquités égyptiennes, étrusques, grecques, romaines et gauloises, Paris 1752, I, pl.1)
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25. Dante, drawn after a plaster cast. 1869. Lithograph, 45 by 62 cm. (From C Bargue and J.-L. Gérôme: Cours de dessin, Paris 1869, I, pl.34).
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26. Study and Genius unveil ancient Egypt to Greece, by François- Edouard Picot. c. 1827. Oil on canvas, 478 by 600 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © Photo Josse; Bridgeman Images).
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28. Julian Père Tanguy, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1887–88. Oil on canvas, 92 by 75 cm. (Rodin Museum, Paris; © Peter Willi; Bridgeman Images).
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29. Predominance of the Dimension of Width: Egyptian Temple, by Lé on Gaucherel. 1876. Engraving, 4.3 by 11.5 cm. (From C. Blanc: Grammaire des Arts du Dessin, Paris 1876, p.88).
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3. Exposition Universelle: L’Histoire de L’Habitation Humaine. Wood engraving. (From Le Monde Illustré, 25th May 1889, p.344).
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30. Maurice Appert seated, by Georges Seurat. Before 1888. Conté crayon and gouache on paper, 31 by 24 cm. (Private collection; Lefevre Fine Art Ltd, London; Bridgeman Images).
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31. Self-portrait with bandaged ear, by Vincent Van Gogh. 1889. Oil on canvas, 60.5 by 50 cm. (Courtauld Gallery, London; Bridgeman Images).
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4. Egyptian House, Exposition Universelle of 1889, by Charles Garnier. 1889. Watercolour on paper, 94.7 by 63.5 cm. (Archives nationales, Paris, CP/F/12/4055/D/A, pièce 10).
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5. Egyptian head, by Vincent Van Gogh, 1890. Chalk on paper, 31.4 by 23.8 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation).
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6. View in North Transept, by Matthew Digby Wyatt after P.H. Delamotte. 1854. Chromolithograph, 18.2 by 26.4 cm. (From Views of the Crystal Palace and Park, Sydenham, London 1854; photograph Yale Center for British Art, New Haven CT).
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7. The Egyptian Hall of the Louvre, visitors in front of the Grand Sphinx, by Guillaume Larrue. c.1880. Oil on canvas, 69 by 88 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris; © Josse; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Middle Egypt – the Sphinx, by Maxime du Camp. December 1849; printed 1851. Salted paper print from paper negative, 42.8 by 29.5 cm. (Royal Collection Trust; © His Majesty King Charles III 2022).
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9. Head of a woman (Gordina de Groot), by Vincent Van Gogh. 1885. Oil on canvas, 42.7 by 33.5 cm. (Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam; Vincent van Gogh Foundation; Bridgeman Images).
Non-western art unattributed:
2. The god Re-Horakhty being brought offerings, with fruit on his lap. Egyptian, 943–735(?) BC. Painted wood, 20.8 by 15.7 by 3.6 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Non-western art unattributed:
27. Detail of a statue of Ankh. Egyptian, 2700–2620 BC. Diorite, 62.5 by 20.5 by 32.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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20. Sepa. Egyptian, 2700–2620 BC. Painted limestone, 169 by 44 by 50.5 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
Book Review
Painting Antiquity: Ancient Egypt in the Art of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Edward Poynter and Edwin Long Visions of Ancient Egypt
02/2023 | 1439 | 165
Pages: 202-204
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Gere, Charlotte (Gere, Charlotte)
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Painting Antiquity: Ancient Egypt in the Art of Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Edward Poynter and Edwin Long By Stephanie Moser. 584 pp. incl. 240 col. + b. & w. ills. (Oxford University Press, 2020), £79. ISBN 978–0–19–069702–0. | :
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Visions of Ancient Egypt Edited by Benjamin Hinson and Anna Ferrari with Ghislaine Wood. 192 pp. incl. numerous col. + b. & w. ills. (Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich, 2022), £25. ISBN 978–1–73972–000–1. | :
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1. Pastimes in Ancient Egypt 3,000 years ago, by Lawrence Alma-Tadema. 1863. Oil on canvas, 99.1 by 135.8 cm. (Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston; Bridgeman Images).
Exhibition Review
Sights of Wonder
10/2020 | 1411 | 162
Pages: 887-889
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Stein, Lisa (Stein, Lisa)
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Sights of Wonder Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham 12th June–ongoing | :
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11. Portion of the propylon of the Temple from the Great Court [Temple of Horus, Edfu], by Francis Bedford. 14th March 1862. Albumen print, 23.8 by 29.1 cm. (Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020).
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12. Acropolis and Temple of Jupiter Olympus [Olympieion], by Francis Bedford. 31st May 1862. Albumen print, 22 by 29.4 cm. (Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020).
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13. The Prince of Wales at Thebes, 18 March 1862, by Jemima Blackburn. 1862. Watercolour on paper, 22.7 by 28.8 cm. (Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020).
Book Review
The Dawn of Christian Art in Panel Paintings and Icons. By Thomas F. Mathews with Norman E. Muller
05/2018 | 1382 | 160
Pages: 430-431
Article
Horace Vernet’s ‘Orient’: photography and the Eastern Mediterranean in 1839, part II: the daguerreotypes and their texts
06/2016 | 1359 | 158
Pages: 430-439
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Hannoosh, Michèle (Hannoosh, Michèle)
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15. Pyramids of Geezeh, by David Roberts. 1839. Lithograph by Louis Haghe from Egypt & Nubia, from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, with historical descriptions by William Brockedon. London 1846-49, II, pl.24 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington DC)
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16. Pyramid of Cheops, by Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet and Horace Vernet. 22nd November 1839. Print after a lost daguerreotype from Excursions daguerriennes, I, 1840 (Rare Book Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library)
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17. Pompey's Pillar, by Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet. 8th November 1839. Print after a lost daguerreotype from Excursions daguerriennes, I, 1840 (Rare Book Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library)
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18. Pompey's Pillar, by David Roberts. 1839. Lithograph by Louis Haghe from Egypt & Nubia, from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, with historical descriptions by William Brockedon. London 1846-49, I, pl.5 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington DC)
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19. View of Luxor, by Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet (and Horace Vernet?) November 1839. Print after a lost daguerreotype from Excursions daguerriennes, I, 1840 (Rare Book Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library)
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20. View of the Ruins of Luxor from the Nile, by David Roberts. 1839. Lithograph by Louis Haghe from Egypt & Nubia, from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, with historical descriptions by William Brockedon. London 1846-49, I, pl.16 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington DC)
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21. Harem of Mehmet-Ali, by Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet and Horace Vernet. 7th November 1839. Print after a lost daguerreotype from Excursions daguerriennes, I, 1840 (Rare Book Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library)
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22. View of Beirut by Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet (and Horace Vernet?). 31st January-1st February 1840. Print after a lost daguerreotype from Excursions daguerriennes, I, 1840 (Rare Book Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library)
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23. View of Nazareth by Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet (and Horace Vernet?). 23rd December 1839. Print after a lost daguerreotype from Excursions daguerriennes, I, 1840 (Rare Book Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library)
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24. View of Acre by Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet (and Horace Vernet?). 25th-28th December 1839. Print after a lost daguerreotype from Excursions daguerriennes, I, 1840 (Rare Book Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library)
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25. View of Jerusalem by Frédéric Goupil-Fesquet (and Horace Vernet?). c.18th December 1839. Print after a lost daguerreotype from Excursions daguerriennes, I, 1840 (Rare Book Division, Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, Princeton University Library)
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26. View of Jerusalem from the road leading to Bethany, by David Roberts. 8th April 1839. Lithograph by Louis Haghe from The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt and Nubia from drawings made on the spot by David Roberts, with historical descriptions by William Brockedon. London 1842-45, I, pl.1 (Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington DC)
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27. Study of Oriental dancers, by Horace Vernet. 1839 (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
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28. Study for Tamar, by Horace Vernet. 1840 (Musée du Louvre, Paris)
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29. Almée by Emile Vernet-Lecomte. 1869 (Courtesy Sotheby's, New York, sale 4th November 2010, lot 5)
Article
Horace Vernet’s ‘Orient’: photography and the Eastern Mediterranean in 1839, part I: a daguerrean excursion
04/2016 | 1357 | 158
Pages: 264-271
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Hannoosh, Michèle (Hannoosh, Michèle)
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38. Self-portrait, by Horace Vernet. 1835 (State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg)
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39. The Arab tale-teller, by Horace Vernet. 1833 (Wallace Collection, London)
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40. Rebecca at the well, by Horace Vernet. 1833 (Location unknown)
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41. Central motif of the vault, Turkish Chamber, designed by Horace Vernet. 1833 (Villa Medici, Rome)
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42. Judah and Tamar, by Horace Vernet. 1840 (Wallace Collection, London)
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43. Portrait of Soliman Pasha, by Horace Vernet. 1840 (Location unknown, formerly in the collection of Sherif Sabry Pasha, Cairo). Fig.6 from J.M. Carré: Voyageurs et écrivains français en Egypte, Cairo 1932, II, p.54
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44. Arabs travelling in the desert, by Horace Vernet. 1843 (Wallace Collection, London)
Article
Point counter-point: John Frederick Lewis and the Khan al-Khalili, Cairo
07/2014 | 1336 | 156
Pages: 454-459
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Llewellyn, Briony (Llewellyn, Briony)
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41. Bab al-Badistan, Khan al-Khalili, Cairo (Bazaar at Cairo), by John Frederick Lewis (National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh)
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42. The seraff (money changer), a doubtful coin; a scene in a Cairo bazaar, by John Frederick Lewis (Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery)
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43. Café in the Sikkat al-Badistan, Khan al-Khalili, Cairo (Oriental bazaar), by John Frederick Lewis (Ford Collection, London)
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44. The door of a café in Cairo, by John Frederick Lewis (Royal Academy of Arts, London)
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45. The Bab Sikkat al-Qabwa, Khan al-Khalili, Cairo (The Bezestein Bazaar, Cairo) by John Frederick Lewis (Ford Collection, London)
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46. A Cairo bazaar: the dellál, by John Frederick Lewis (Shafik Gabr Collection)
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47. Plan of the Khan al-Khalili, Cairo (no.53: Bab al-Badistan; no.54: Bab Wikalat al-Ghuri (al Qutn); and no.56: Bab Sikkat al-Qabwa). (Courtesy of Nicholas Warner)
Book Review
The Cave Church of Paul the Hermit at the Monastery of St Paul, Egypt
04/2010 | 1285 | 152
Pages: 248
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Cormack, Robin (Cormack, Robin)
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The Cave Church of Paul the Hermit at the Monastery of St Paul, Egypt | editor: Lyster, William
Book Review
The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 BC–AD 700
01/2010 | 1282 | 152
Pages: 40
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Ashton, Sally-Ann (Ashton, Sally-Ann)
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The Architecture of Alexandria and Egypt 300 BC–AD 700 | author: McKenzie, Judith
Publication Received
Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt
11/2009 | 1280 | 151
Pages: 788
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Stanley, Tim (Stanley, Tim)
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Arts of the City Victorious: Islamic Art and Architecture in Fatimid North Africa and Egypt | author: Bloom, Jonathan M.
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