Les orientalistes. Littérature Drawing on a varied iconography

Drawing on a varied iconography and the contributions of the greatest Napoleon specialists

and were shaped by them in turn

the arch of Carpentras) or those undergoing restoration (the arenas of Nîmes

and the Middle East

for the duration of the exhibition

Les orientalistes. Littérature Drawing on a varied iconographyNew, revised and expanded edition of the reference work on the Orientalists. In 1997, in a landmark synthesis, Christine Peltre retraced the major stages of a pictorial movement inspired by a passion for the Orient, whether dreamed of or approached. The artistic production echoes the "Oriental Question" that agitated 19th century Europe. Born with the Egyptian campaign of 1798, artists' interest in the subject was fueled, among other things, by the