Artvee
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Illustration
    • Posters
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Drawings
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Books
  • Artists
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro
Login
Artvee
Menu
Émile Prisse d'Avennes - Arabesques; faïences murales du sibyl d’Abd-el-Rahmân Kyahya (XVIIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; faïences murales du sibyl d’Abd-el-Rahmân Kyahya (XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, 1800 x 1262px JPG, Size: 2.17 MB

Download

Max Size, 4987 x 3496px JPG, Size: 13.48 MB

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects.
Why is this image in the public domain?
The Artist died in 1879 so this work is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries where the copyright term is the Artist's life plus 70 years or fewer.
Émile Prisse d'Avennes

Achille-Constant-Théodore-Émile Prisse d'Avennes was a French archaeologist, Egyptologist, architect and writer.

Prisse d'Avennes was born in Avesnes-sur-Helpe, France, on 27 January 1807, to a noble family of French origin. After the early death of his father in 1814, on the guidance of his grandfather he enrolled at college a year later to train for a career within the legal profession. Prisse d'Avennes decided to become an archaeologist in 1836 after a period teaching at the infantry school in Damietta.

In 1827 when he reached Egypt, he was hired by the viceroy of Egypt, Muhammad Ali Pasha, as a civil engineer. He spent many years living as an Egyptian, adopting the name Idriss-effendi, learning to speak Arabic and practicing Islam. He stated that adopting Egyptian culture resulted in a greater understanding of Egyptian society and people.

In 1848, he contributed 30 lithograph images depicting the people living on the Nile Valley to a costume book titled Oriental Album written by James Augustus St. John who was a British author and traveler.

More Illustrations in Book: L'art arabe d'après les monuments du Kaire (View all 153)

Arabesques; page d’un manuscrit arabe (XVIe. siècle)

Arabesques; page d’un manuscrit arabe (XVIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Fragment d’un plafond mauresque (XVIIIe. siècle)

Fragment d’un plafond mauresque (XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; hôpital du Moristan; détails de poutres et de frises (XIIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; hôpital du Moristan; détails de poutres et de frises (XIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Assemblage de mosaïques, fragments de revêtements & de pavements divers (du XVe. au XVIIIe. siècle)

Assemblage de mosaïques, fragments de revêtements & de pavements divers (du XVe. au XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée d’El Bordeyny; détails de mosaïques murales (XVIIe. siècle); 2

Mosquée d’El Bordeyny; détails de mosaïques murales (XVIIe. siècle); 2 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; ornementation du mimbar – assemblage arbitraire (XIIe. siècle); 2

Mosquée cathédrale de Qous; ornementation du mimbar – assemblage arbitraire (XIIe. siècle); 2 (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; grillages en bois découpé; ensembles et détails

Arabesques; grillages en bois découpé; ensembles et détails (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; panneau ovoïde de faïence (1)

Arabesques; panneau ovoïde de faïence (1) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; tombeau de Saleh Saleh el-Dyn; ventail d’une armoire, ventail d’un volet (XIVe. siècle)

Arabesques; tombeau de Saleh Saleh el-Dyn; ventail d’une armoire, ventail d’un volet (XIVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; grand tapis velouté (XVIIIe. siècle)

Arabesques; grand tapis velouté (XVIIIe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; petit plateau en cuivre (XVe. siècle)

Arabesques; petit plateau en cuivre (XVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; grillages en bois tourné, avec inscriptions koufiques

Arabesques; grillages en bois tourné, avec inscriptions koufiques (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; développement de la mosaïque du mihrab

Mosquée d’El-Bordeyny; développement de la mosaïque du mihrab (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; études de feuilles & de fleurons peints sur faïence (grandeur d’exécution)

Arabesques; études de feuilles & de fleurons peints sur faïence (grandeur d’exécution) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
Arabesques; Gâmá el-Seydeh Zeynab; chemsah ou vitrail en plâtre ajouré (XIVe. siècle)

Arabesques; Gâmá el-Seydeh Zeynab; chemsah ou vitrail en plâtre ajouré (XIVe. siècle) (1877)

Émile Prisse d'Avennes (French, 1807-1879)
View all 153 Artworks

0 Artworks
Follow
Facebook Twitter Pinterest
Favourite
Collect

Standard, JPG, Size:

Download

Max Size, JPG, Size:

Download
License: All public domain files can be freely used for personal and commercial projects. .
Why is this image in the public domain?
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Contact us
Artvee.com 2024 All Rights Reserved
We use cookies to improve your experience on our website. By browsing this website, you agree to our use of cookies.
More info Accept
  • Sign in
  • Browse
    • Abstract
    • Figurative
    • Landscape
    • Illustration
    • Posters
    • Religion
    • Mythology
    • Drawings
    • Still Life
    • Animals
    • Botanical
    • Asian Art
  • Artists
  • Books
  • Explore
    • Topics
    • Culture
    • Movements
  • Highlights
  • Collections
  • Galleries
  • Artvee Pro