Memories of Egyptian art in the paintings by Aimone Sambuy

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.13130/2035-4797/1268

Keywords:

Aimone Sambuy, Egypt, Saqqara, Memphis, Karnak, Komombo, Ramesseum, Cairo, Giza, Luxor, watercolour, art, archaeology, photography, memory

Abstract

Between 1980 and 1981, Aimone Sambuy realized a few works inspired by his memories of a trip to Egypt. It was the occasion to conduct personal reflections on the themes of memory and to reinvent substantially the technique of watercolour.

Author Biography

  • Gaspare Luigi Marcone, University of Milan
    Gaspare Luigi Marcone graduated in the History and Criticism of Art from the University of Milan in 2006. Between 2007 and 2010 he collaborated with the Department of History of the Arts, Music and Theatre of the same university. He has published critical texts on contemporary Italian and international artists, curating exhibitions in public and private spaces. A number of his academic papers have analysed the relationship between contemporary art and archaeology.

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Published

2011-07-27

Issue

No. 7 (2010)

Section

SCENES OF ANCIENT ROME. Evolution of a Project. Edited by R. De Berti, E. Gagetti, F. Slavazzi. First Part

How to Cite

Memories of Egyptian art in the paintings by Aimone Sambuy. (2011). LANX. Journal of the Scuola Di Specializzazione in Beni Archeologici - Università Degli Studi Di Milano, 7, pp. 288-298. https://doi.org/10.13130/2035-4797/1268