Nefertiti

The Nefertiti bust at New Museum in Berlin, Germany. EPA/RAINER JENSEN CAIRO (AP).- Germany's foreign minister says the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti that has been in a Berlin museum for decades is in Germany legally and could break if moved to Egypt. Egypt's antiquities chief had said he will formally demand the return of the bust of the 14th century B.C. monarch because it was taken out of Egypt with fraudulent documents in the early 20th century. German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Saturday the case is... [Lire la suite]

Barbie en Coco Chanel C’est une idée qui, comme souvent, a mis du temps à prendre racine. ça commence un jour de novembre 1967, avec un cadeau tout de tendresse. C’était rose, mousseux et d’une délicatesse extrême. Avec une patience d’ange, ma mère avait, en secret, tricoté pour ma poupée Barbie une robe de chambre et une paire de chaussons minuscules ! Je crois me souvenir qu’il y avait d’autres vêtements, mais ces chaussons, avec le petit nœud rose sur le dessus, m’avaient totalement subjuguée. Puis, j’ai grandi, la... [Lire la suite]

The bust of Nefertiti - Nordkuppelsaal. Neues Museum, Berlin. Armoured cavalryman. Silver, from the hacksilver find at the Lisów mill, formally Leissow, (Lisów, Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland), 10th century AD. Museum of Prehistory and Early History / SMB. Neues Museum, Berlin. Photo: Claudia Plamp Berlin Green Head. Late Period, 30th Dynasty, around 350 BC. Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection / SMB. Neues Museum, Berlin. Photo: Margarete Büsing Golden ceremonial hat with circular ornamentation, gold sheet,... [Lire la suite]

The 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti is seen at the Neues Museum. AP Photo/Markus Schreiber CAIRO (AP).- Egypt's antiquities chief said Sunday he will formally demand the return of the 3,300-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti from a Berlin museum after confirming it was sneaked out of Cairo through fraudulent documents. Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, has been aggressively campaigning to reclaim treasures that he says were stolen from Egypt and purchased by some of the world's leading... [Lire la suite]

Image of bust taken at the Old Museum, Berlin, Germany. Reprinted, with permission, from State Museums of Berlin, Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection, Berlin, Germany; inventory no. 21300; Photo: EFE/Stephanie Pilick BERLIN (AP).- A famous 3,300-year-old bust of the Egyptian queen Nefertiti has been moved to its new permanent home at Berlin's restored Neues Museum. The city's museum authority says in a statement that officials moved Nefertiti "with the greatest care" on Sunday from the adjacent Altes Museum, her... [Lire la suite]

« ... le récit de Nabil est celui de l'insatiabilité, du renvoi de la satisfaction, de l'objet du désir qui est toujours élusif ... » (Octavio Zaya) Youssef Nabil Nefertiti Hand-painted silver gelatin print  © Photo: Youssef Nabil http://www.youssefnabil.com Youssef Nabil est né en 1972 au Caire. Il vit et travaille à Paris et New York. "Portraits, vêtements, objets et surtout autoportraits sont ce qui compose, telles les tesselles d'une mosaïque, une sorte de journal intime de ce jeune artiste. Youssef Nabil... [Lire la suite]

Luca Giordano, Italian, (1634–1705) St. Michael, ca. 1663. Oil on canvas. 198 (H) x 147 (W) cm. Gemäldegallerie Berlin. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- An outstanding collection of the treasures of the State Museums of Berlin that honors the contributions of patron James Simon opened at the Legion of Honor. "The State Museums of Berlin and the Legacy of James Simon" is a case study of the history of collecting during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and features approximately 150 works from nine separate Berlin... [Lire la suite]

Toujours, au deuxième jour de notre séjour berlinois, mes pièces préférées de la collection égyptienne. Relief d'une tombe: le Pharaon Aménophis III à la couronne bleue, 18ème dynastie, Thèbes Ouest La superbe Nefertiti sous toutes les coutures L'une de ses filles et bien sûr, le célèbrissime buste sorti illégalement d'Egypte Ce buste du Pharaon Akhénaton est surprenant Magnifique témoignage de leur amour Très beaux exemplaires de la faîence égyptienne ... [Lire la suite]