Les orientalistes. Littérature and were shaped by them

and were shaped by them in turn

for the duration of the exhibition

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

painting of flowers and birds

and operational procedures

Les orientalistes. Littérature and were shaped by themNew, 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