The world of Egypt, Nile and orientalist antiquitiesYoung fellah, Nile bank and Cairo revolt: orientalist Egypt superimposes rural life, monumental antiquity and European military history.
19th centuryGreat development of European orientalism
Travel & workshopDirect studies then recompositions
Constructed lookObservation, imagination and colonial context
°40,000Orientalist paintings created - overall estimate
Hand paintedReal oil painting, no print.
Formats of your choiceA composition adapted to the dimensions ordered.
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Nile, fellahs, antiquities and Napoleonic memory · From the river to the imaginary museum
Young fellah, Nile bank and Cairo revolt: orientalist Egypt superimposes rural life, monumental antiquity and European military history.
After Bonaparte's expedition and the publication of the Description of Egypt, pharaonic monuments, Nile and Cairo entered the European imagination for a long time. 19th century travelers observed landscapes and inhabitants, but their paintings were also part of emerging Egyptology, tourism and colonial rivalries. Bouguereau idealizes the young fellah according to the codes of the workshop; Léon Belly gives the Nile a luminous scale; Girodet reconstructs the Cairo revolt as a Napoleonic drama. The collection allows us to compare document, idealization and history seen from Europe. The collection allows us to compare document, idealization and history seen from Europe. The collection allows us to compare document, idealization and history seen from Europe. The collection allows us to compare document, idealization and history seen from Europe. The collection allows us to compare document, idealization and history seen from Europe. The collection allows us to compare document, idealization and history seen from Europe. The selection "Egypt, Nile and orientalist antiquities" notably compares Young Girl fellah, half-figure (1876) and Young fellah girl, full-length (1876). His reading favors movement.
Egypt painted in the 19th century is still between several times: the present river, excavated Antiquity and the colonial history which frames the gaze.
Course & style
Journey, subjects and pictorial language
French expedition to Egypt
War, scientists and images establish a new European fascination. This milestone sheds light on the "Egypt, Nile and Orientalist Antiquities" collection by favoring movement.
Publish Description of Egypt
Monuments, species and towns are inventoried on an exceptional scale.
Travel along the Nile
Painters, photographers and tourists transform landscapes and inhabitants into international motifs.
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Monumental profile
Figure and temple are often isolated to produce immediate readability. This trait guides a movement-centered reading of "Egypt, Nile, and Orientalist Antiquities".
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River light
The Nile becomes an axis of depth, travel and life.
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Persistent antiquity
Ruin and statue give the present a spectacular depth.
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European History
Bonaparte and the revolt remind us that the orientalist image also belongs to a story of conquest.
Explore by universe
Read several Egypt in the same image
Fellah, Nile, antiquity and battle separate observed life, idealization, archeology and military memory.
Fellah01
The idealized rural figure
Bouguereau adapts an Egyptian subject to the academic conventions of portraiture.
For the model. Reading of "Egypt, Nile and Orientalist Antiquities" by the movement.Nile02
The river country
Belly organizes travel, work and light around the water.
For the landscapeAntiquity03
Monumental time
Temple and statue transform each scene into an encounter with history.
For the durationCairo04
The city fought
Girodet reconstructs the revolt from Napoleonic memory.
For politicsWilliam Bouguereau · 187605
Young fellah girl, half-figure (1876)
The half-figure brings the young fellah closer while idealizing her according to the codes of the workshop.
Landmark work of Egypt, Nile and orientalist antiquitiesWilliam Bouguereau · 187606
Young fellah girl, full length (1876)
The full-length version gives the costume and posture a constructed ethnographic function.
Landmark work of Egypt, Nile and orientalist antiquities
Works to discover
Four representations of Egypt
Two fellah studies, the banks of the Nile and the Cairo revolt oppose academic portrait, landscape and military history.
Each painting is made in oil on canvas by a specialized artist, then checked with you before shipping.
From the work to your interior
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Choice of workSubject, orientation and dimensions adapted to your wall.
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Oil paintingManual production, layer after layer.
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Photo validationYou examine the finished table.
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RetouchingAdjustments remain possible before sending.
Each reproduction is unique. Slight variations of touch and material testify to the painter's manual work.
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Choosing an orientalist Egypt
The Nile calls for a large horizontal; fellahs require a vertical. Sandy gold, walnut or fine black will support the light without overloading the details.
Frequently asked questions
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The painter uses the composition, values, colors and materials visible in the chosen work from the Egypt, Nile and Orientalist Antiquities collection, with particular attention paid to movement.
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