Egyptian Art (EXTRA LARGE) - Taschen

Prisse d'Avennes
Egyptian Art - EXTRA LARGE

Izdavač: TASCHEN, 2014
Tvrdi uvez s ovitkom, 424str
Format: 49cm x 34cm x 6,3cm
Višejezično izdanje: English, French and German Edition
Knjiga je u apsolutno savršenom stanju, nelistana

A lifelong devotee of ancient Egyptian and Oriental culture, the French author, artist, and scholar Achille-Constant-Théodore-Émile Prisse d’Avennes (1807–1879) is famed as one of the most influential Egyptologists, long before the discipline was even properly established.
Prisse first embarked on his explorations in 1836, documenting sites throughout the Nile Valley, often under his Egyptian pseudonym, Edris Effendi. Prisse’s first publication of notes, drawings and squeezes (a kind of frottage) came in the form of Les Monuments égyptiens, a modest collection of 51 plates, but one met with considerable acclaim in both popular and intellectual circles.
Encouraged by his success, Prisse returned to Egypt in the late 1850s to expand his work. His subsequent, vast oeuvres, L’Histoire de l’art égyptien and L’Art arabe, offer a truly complete survey of Egyptian art. The albums cover architecture, drawing, sculpture, painting and industrial or minor arts, with sections, plans, architectural details and surface decoration all documented with utmost sensitivity and accuracy. Even when compared to the products of the great state-sponsored expeditions to Egypt of this period, Prisse’s compendium remains the largest, singlehanded illustrated record of Egyptian art in existence.
This publication brings together for the first time the complete collection of Prisse’s unsurpassed illustrations in a visual and archaeological feast of symmetry and complexity, mystery and opulence.

During the 19th century, many travellers to Egypt were so seduced by its marvels and monuments that they recorded all that they saw in careful notes, diaries, and drawings. With their rapturous travel accounts, these voyagers became the earliest, and some of the most influential, Egyptologists, long before this discipline was even properly established. Achille-Constant-Théodore-Émile Prisse d’Avennes (1807–1879) was one such traveller. A passionate observer, Prisse did not limit his interests to ancient Egypt but instead studied Egyptian art and architecture right through to the Islamic period. Often under the Egyptian pseudonym of Edris Effendi, he first embarked on his explorations in 1836, documenting sites throughout the Nile Valley and across numerous ancient Egyptian eras. Prisse’s first publication of notes, drawings and squeezes (a kind of frottage) came in the form of Les Monuments égyptiens, a modest collection of 51 plates, but one met with considerable acclaim in both popular and intellectual circles. Encouraged by his success, Prisse returned to Egypt in the late 1850s to expand his work. His subsequent, vast oeuvres, L’Histoire de l’art égyptien and L’Art arabe, offer a truly complete survey of Egyptian art. Even when compared to the products of the great state-sponsored expeditions to Egypt of this period, this compendium remains the largest, single-handed illustrated record of Egyptian art in existence. In its accuracy and its sensitivity, Prisse’s work marks a real leap from that of other artists of his time. His vast project covers architecture, drawing, sculpture, painting and industrial or minor arts. The sections, plans, architectural details and surface decoration of the façade of each monument are all documented and depicted to perfection. In addition to his skill as an artist, Prisse’s work is also testimony to his historical, social and religious understanding. As sensitive and accurate as it is encyclopaedic, his vast enterprise remains invaluable and unsurpassed in the study of ancient Egypt. Prisse’s accurate and sensitive recording of Egyptian art throughout the 3,000 years of Egyptian history (and beyond) has provided us with a record and an unparalleled understanding of ancient Egyptian architecture, sculpture, painting and even industrial arts.

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