REPRÉSENTER L’ÉGYPTOLOGUE, RENDRE HOMMAGE AU BOULONNAIS. LE PORTRAIT D’AUGUSTE MARIETTE PAR FLORENT BURET
REPRESENT THE EGYPTOLOGIST, PAY TRIBUTE TO THE BOULONNAIS. THE PORTRAIT OF AUGUSTE MARIETTE BY FLORENT BURET
Author(s): Michel GutierrezSubject(s): Visual Arts, 19th Century, History of Art
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: egyptology; Mariette; egyptomania; reception of ancient Egypt; art history;
Summary/Abstract: In this paper, we propose the first study of the portrait of Auguste Mariette kept in the Château Comtal – Musée de Boulogne- sur-Mer (France). Painted by Florent Buret in 1899, the work pays tribute to the Egyptologist born in this city in 1821. Artificially composed from photographic sources, this portrait evokes his work for the Louvre and Boulaq museums in France and Egypt. It was included in the “historical gallery” of the town hall of Boulogne-sur-Mer with fourteen other personalities of the city. As such, it reflects the pride of a late 19th century French town and its scholarly and political networks.
Journal: Studies in Ancient Art and Civilization
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 26
- Page Range: 183-196
- Page Count: 14
- Language: French