Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient implicit or explicit

implicit or explicit

and also works of art well before those that are admired in the East

illusions of a stable space from a play of tensions

who is part of the many artistic movements that took place in the late 19th and early 20th centuries

Nothing is too small either

Auguste Mariette (1821-1881). Des berges de la Liane aux rives du Nil. Proche et Moyen Orient implicit or explicitBorn in Boulogne, Auguste Mariette unearthed from the desert sands the Serapeum of Memphis, the Sphinx of Giza, temples that are now famous (Abydos, Edfu, Karnak), and major archaeological finds that still make the Louvre and Cairo museums famous. His life resembles an adventure. Father of archaeology in Egypt and director of an antiquities department he created, he was also a champion of the protection of its heritage and the founder of the first