Gazette Drouot - C apencheres

National Museum of Warsaw, establish a link between
the rooms dedicated to Coptic Egypt, lasting from the
end of the 4th century AD to the 19th century; they
extend the visit delightfully in a chronological and
geographical continuation of the Roman rooms.
Ancient Greece and Rome had a decisive influence on
the style and iconography of Christian art in Egypt. As
with all regions that had been absorbed into the
Roman Empire, this influence persisted in the Islamic
art that emerged through the Copts – because after the
gradual Islamisation and Arabisation of the population,
it was the Copts' turn to borrow the artistic forms
created by the new arrivals. This is why we find a door
leading to the arts of Islam at the end of the gallery,
where Coptic works from this period are exhibited, thus
providing a natural transition between the Roman and
Byzantine world and the world of Islam.
Marie-Hélène Rutschowscaya
General Curator, Department of Egyptian Antiquities
INSIDE THE MUSEUM THE MAGAZINE
This scientific project was planned in close
collaboration with the scientific staff in charge
of the collections in the three departments.
Oriental Antiquities: Nicolas Bel, curator; Egyptian
Antiquities: Florence Gombert-Meurice,
curator; Egyptian Antiquities (Coptic section):
Dominique Bénazeth, Florence Calament and
Marie-Hélène Rutschowscaya, curators; Egyptian
Antiquities (Nubia/Sudan section):
Aminata Sackho-Autissier, scientific collaborator;
Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities:
Cécile Giroire, curator. The museum trail was
entrusted to two architects: François Pin for
the cour level; Renaud Piérard and Mario
Bellini for the floor and mezzanine.
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