Thousand and One East, Joseph Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804 - 1892)

Thousand and One East, Joseph Philibert Girault de Prangey (1804 - 1892)

At the same time artist, explorer, passionate about oriental architecture, Girault de Prangey is one of the first to explore the Mediterranean countries and the Middle East: the Alhambra, Algiers, Tunis, Jerusalem, Aleppo ...

From these distant lands, he brings back daguerreotypes, the first photos of this region of the world, but also his little-known works: his casts, watercolors and drawings bear witness to the great monuments and landscapes of the countries crossed.

The Thousand and One Orients exhibition invites you to discover this part of the world through the eyes of an extraordinary artist.