Jean Cocteau was a French poet, painter and filmmaker. This drawing was probably a preparatory work for the decoration of the chapel of Notre-Dame... Show moreJean Cocteau was a French poet, painter and filmmaker. This drawing was probably a preparatory work for the decoration of the chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Jérusalem (Our Lady of Jerusalem), a Catholic chapel of the Diocese of Fréjus-Toulon. At the origin of the chapel is Louis Martinon, a banker from Nice who wanted a private chapel for the inhabitants of the Tour de Mare district of Fréjus, a 1,200-hectare housing estate that he imagined as an "ideal city" to house a population of artists. In 1962, Martinon commissioned Jean Cocteau to design the decoration of the chapel. Cocteau was assisted by the architect Jean Triquenot, painter Raymond Moretti and ceramist Roger Pelissier. The foundation stone was laid on 24 February 1963 but the unexpected death of the poet on 11 October 1963 interrupted the work. Cocteau's adopted son Édouard Dermit transferred on the cement walls the 150 sketches left by Cocteau and realized the frescoes with the help of charcoal and oil color pencils. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. The drawing is titled and signed by the author. Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2020.0026 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26127970 BIB-ID: 2746010 Show less
Orientalism in art, Orientalism in art--Africa, North--Photographs, Prayer--Islam
The prayer in the desert is one of the most famous post card pictures produced by Lehnert & Landrock. Title and date devised by Library staff. The... Show moreThe prayer in the desert is one of the most famous post card pictures produced by Lehnert & Landrock. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph has Lehnert & Landrock monogram on the bottom of the recto of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0017-0002 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23852227 BIB-ID: 2536786 Show less
Orientalism in art, Orientalism in art--Africa, North--Photographs, Prayer--Islam
The prayer in the desert is one of the most famous post card pictures produced by Lehnert & Landrock. The photograph is likely to portray Bedouins... Show moreThe prayer in the desert is one of the most famous post card pictures produced by Lehnert & Landrock. The photograph is likely to portray Bedouins during the Friday pray, in the Algerian desert, in the Biskra oasis. Title and date devised by Library staff. The photograph is numbered (5052), signed "Lehnert & Landrock Phot Tunis" and has Lehnert & Landrock monogram on the bottom of the recto of the print. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0017-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i23695195 BIB-ID: 2523877 Show less
Orientalism in art, Orientalism in art--Africa, North--Photographs, Caravans, Camels
The photograph shows a desert caravan with camels and sand dunes were, a classic subject of their postcard series. Lehnert & Landrock photographic... Show moreThe photograph shows a desert caravan with camels and sand dunes were, a classic subject of their postcard series. Lehnert & Landrock photographic studio - set up by Rudolf Lehnert (1878-1948) and Ernst Landrock (1878-1966) - was active in Tunis (from 1904 to 1923 and from 1930 until nowadays) and Cairo (from 1924 to 1299). Thanks to the photographers frequent excursions in the deserts of North African countries (Tunisia, Algeria but also Egypt), they were able to establish one of the largest photographic library of travel and exploration about North Africa, with picturesque views of oases, desert caravans, encampments, topographic scenes, Bedouins portraits, and more. As for most of the classical orientalist views, the actual location is rather a secondary concern, as they tend to represent an atmosphere more than a specific place. Title and date devised by Library staff. The print is signed with the registered trademark "Lehner and Landrock, Photo Tunis" and numbered (5077). At the right bottom of the print there is an autograph note "Souvenir de mon séjour en Tunisie (1913-1914) Gaston de Buyer-Chaillot". (Memory of my stay in Tunisia, (1913-1914) Gaston de Buyer-Chaillot). Gaston de Buyer-Chaillot was probably the grandson of the well-known Arthur de Buyer-Chaillot, member of the de Buyer family, a French noble family, prominent in the coal mining industry between the XIX and the XX century. Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2012.0005 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i22956712 BIB-ID: 2443423 Show less
Art, Ancient, Art, Ancient--Egypt--Pictorial works
Between 1815 and 1822, the French explorer Frédéric Cailliaud documented the artworks and texts he found in the major archaeological sites of Egypt... Show moreBetween 1815 and 1822, the French explorer Frédéric Cailliaud documented the artworks and texts he found in the major archaeological sites of Egypt and Sudan. Among the multitude of tomb paintings, he focused on recording practical aspects of daily life, such as this depiction of artisans refining a sculpture. Main Heritage Display General HC.GM.2016.0012.01-0001 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i24924490 BIB-ID: 2668103 Show less
Muṣṭafá bin Ismāʻīl , 1850-1887, Costume--Ottoman, Costume--Ottoman--Pictorial works, Persons--Ottoman, Persons--Ottoman--Portraits, Orientalism in art
The album collects visual studies of oriental costumes, scenes of Ottoman characters. The sketchbook include a portrait of the Tunisian politician... Show moreThe album collects visual studies of oriental costumes, scenes of Ottoman characters. The sketchbook include a portrait of the Tunisian politician Mustapha Ben Ismaïl. Title from item, date devised by Library staff. Drawings are pasted into the pages of the album. Some of the them are captioned in pencil on the paper. Manuscript inscription on title page "Saintin" might refer to the French painter Jules Émile Saintin (1829-1894), but as some of the drawings date back to 1830, the attribution is uncertain Main Heritage Compact General HC.GM.2017.0007 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i2385876x BIB-ID: 2536993 Show less