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A commemorative medal marking the erection
of the Egyptian obelisk in the Place de la
Concorde in Paris, signed by Ursin Vatinelle,
bronze, diam. 5.7 cm, 1836.
A commemorative medal marking the visit
of Ibrahim Pasha to King Louis-Philippe I,
bronze, diam. 5 cm, 1846.
However, the commemorative quality of these medals did not only present
political volatility, but also present many cultural and artistic events for which Egypt
played a key role to come to light, making its cultural mark shoulder to shoulder with
other major countries of the world, such as a commemorative medal of Exposition
Égypte-France (The Egypt-France Exhibition). One side depicts a scene inspired from
the ancient Egyptian art, and in the exergue the name and venue of the Exhibition.
The other side depicts a bird’s-eye view of the Louvre Museum accompanied by
inscription indicating the participation of the Society of Art Lovers in Cairo under the
patronage of King Farouk I in Pavillion de Marsan (Pavilion of Marsan) in the Louvre
Museum in October and November 1949.
In the same context, we see a commemorative medal of Exposition Française (The
French Exhibition) in Egypt in 1938. One side bears a symbolic scene representing
the art fields surrounded by the legend: «SOCIÉTÉ DES AMIS DE L’ART EN EGYPTE»
(Society of Art Lovers in Egypt). The other side shows the emblem of the Kingdom of
Egypt surmounted by the fields of art: painting, sculpture, architecture and decorative
arts, surrounded by the inscription: «EXPOSITION FRANÇAISE DES BEAUX ARTS, LE
CAIRE» (The French Exhibition of Fine Arts–Cairo).
A commemorative medal also to be viewed, one side shows the bust of King Fouad
surrounded by the inscription of Fouad I, King of Egypt in Arabic. The other side
bears a symbolic scene inspired from the ancient Egyptian art with French inscription
documenting Exposition Internationale de L’Affiche de Propagande Touristique
(The International Exhibition of Tourism Promotion Poster) held in Cairo under the
patronage of King Fouad in 1933.
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of the Egyptian obelisk in the Place de la
Concorde in Paris, signed by Ursin Vatinelle,
bronze, diam. 5.7 cm, 1836.
A commemorative medal marking the visit
of Ibrahim Pasha to King Louis-Philippe I,
bronze, diam. 5 cm, 1846.
However, the commemorative quality of these medals did not only present
political volatility, but also present many cultural and artistic events for which Egypt
played a key role to come to light, making its cultural mark shoulder to shoulder with
other major countries of the world, such as a commemorative medal of Exposition
Égypte-France (The Egypt-France Exhibition). One side depicts a scene inspired from
the ancient Egyptian art, and in the exergue the name and venue of the Exhibition.
The other side depicts a bird’s-eye view of the Louvre Museum accompanied by
inscription indicating the participation of the Society of Art Lovers in Cairo under the
patronage of King Farouk I in Pavillion de Marsan (Pavilion of Marsan) in the Louvre
Museum in October and November 1949.
In the same context, we see a commemorative medal of Exposition Française (The
French Exhibition) in Egypt in 1938. One side bears a symbolic scene representing
the art fields surrounded by the legend: «SOCIÉTÉ DES AMIS DE L’ART EN EGYPTE»
(Society of Art Lovers in Egypt). The other side shows the emblem of the Kingdom of
Egypt surmounted by the fields of art: painting, sculpture, architecture and decorative
arts, surrounded by the inscription: «EXPOSITION FRANÇAISE DES BEAUX ARTS, LE
CAIRE» (The French Exhibition of Fine Arts–Cairo).
A commemorative medal also to be viewed, one side shows the bust of King Fouad
surrounded by the inscription of Fouad I, King of Egypt in Arabic. The other side
bears a symbolic scene inspired from the ancient Egyptian art with French inscription
documenting Exposition Internationale de L’Affiche de Propagande Touristique
(The International Exhibition of Tourism Promotion Poster) held in Cairo under the
patronage of King Fouad in 1933.
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