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The middle catalogue, published in 1994, of the major exhibition entitled Egyptomania : Egypt in Western Art, 1730 - 1930, and was held in the Musee du Louvre, Paris, from 20 January - 18th April 1994, the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 17th June - 18th September 1994 and the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, 16th October 1994 - 29th January 1995. It is a work of major importance, the authors being Jean Marcel Humbert, Curator, Musee du Louvre, Christiane Ziegler, Chief Curator, in charge of the Department des Antiquities Egyptienne, Musee du Louvre, and Michael Pantazzi, Associate Curator, European and American Art, National Gallery of Canada.The Louvre also produced a video entitled Egyptomania, which was made by Renan Polles. (In 1996 'L'Egyptomanie a l'epreuve de l'archeologie' - Louvre Editions du Gram, was issued which was the publication of the acts of the 'colloque international', organised at the Louvre Museum, on 8th and 9th April, 1994, under the scientific direction of Jean Marcel Humbert). The left catalogue published in 1983, of another major exhibition, in the U.K., entitled The Inspiration of Egypt : Its Influence on British Artists, Travellers and Designers, 1700 - 1900, edited by Patrick Connor. It was held at Brighton Museum, 7th May - 17th July 1983, and at Manchester City Art Gallery, 4th August - 17 September 1983. The right catalogue, published in 1992, is from the exhibition held at the Hillwood Art Museum, Long Island University, New York. It ran from 12th June - 24th July 1992.
Published in 2001 by Les editions de l'Amateur, Paris, this remarkable volume by Renan Polles demonstrates how the Mummy has been an object of fascination over the centuries, from the 'medicinal' uses since the Middle Ages, to the introduction of the Mummy into the media of horror film and literature in more recent times. Lavishly illustrated with everything from antique prints to contemporary publications, this volume is a must for Mummy fans and Egyptomaniacs alike ! Order your copy NOW from your bookseller, quoting ISBN 2 85917 303 X
The right and left images are from 'The Tutankhamun Exhibition', Dorchester, England, a recreation of the discovery of the tomb. The middle image comes from the book by Professor Christopher Frayling, 'The Face of Tutankhamun', to accompany the British television series, made in 1992 to mark the 70th anniversary of the opening of Tutankhamun's tomb."The staggering wealth of Howard Carter's and Lord Carnarvon's discovery and the legendary curse unleashed a craze for all things Egyptian, the fashion invading our culture and influencing everything from hair styles to horror films. This book peels back the layers of our fascination with the Ancient Egyptians, both in fact and fiction, to get to the heart of it all."
The above left image gives the reader, in 1997, news of the publication in Britain of the first of historical novelist Christian Jacq's first volume, The Son of Light, describing how the teenage Ramses is groomed by his father, Seti 1, for the throne.There were 4 further volumes in the series. The middle image comes from a souvenir newspaper edition, from 'The Scotsman', to coincide with 'The Gold of the Pharaohs' exhibition held in Edinburgh, in 1988. The right image comes from a BBC Radio Times magazine, of 1994, to illustrate the programme 'The Great Pyramid - Gateway to the Stars' by Robert Bauval and Adrian Gilbert. They claimed that the 4,500 year old pyramid, far from simply being a royal tomb, was an instrument of worship in the stellar cult of the 4th Egyptian dynasty, and that the precision with which it was constructed was an attempt to create heaven on earth.
The right and left images are taken from an advertisement for the film 'Ra The Path of the Sun God' , finished in 1992, for Channel 4 television in association with the Scottish Film Production Fund.The film was four years in the making, and was created and shot entirely in Glasgow by Persistent Vision Animation, Scotland's only animation studio. The film combines traditional animation techniques with special optical effects to produce a dream like evocation of Ancient Egyptian beliefs about the Creation and Man's place within it. The first part of the film is given over to the Egyptian Genesis. The Egyptians had many gods and goddesses and creation myths. Ra brings these myths together in a single version and concentrates on the story of Osiris and Isis and their battle with their evil brother Set. Part two shows the intertwining of the world of the gods with that of the Divine Pharaoh, whom the Ancient Egyptians belived to be the son of the Sun God Ra. The life of the Divine Pharaoh is depicted as a journey through the rituals which surround his initiation into temple life. In death, the Pharaoh continues his journey in the Underworld in the boat of the Sun God Ra, travelling through twelve hours of night and conquering the powers of darkness before being resurrected at the dawn of the new day.
The image second from the right is for airport duty free shopping, the other images are of contemporary fabric designs.
EGYPTIAN TREASURES EXHIBITION, ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND
The above exhibition has just opened, 25th April, 2000, in Aberdeen, Scotland, for 4 weeks. The 300 exhibits on show at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre are worth over £4 million - even though they are only replicas. Experts say the collection is identical to the real treasures, which were banned from being moved out of Egypt after suffering damage on earlier tours. Organiser Clarke Milloy said 'It's been a long hard road to bring these exhibits here' "
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