01 Painting by the Orientalist Artists in the Nineteenth-Century, with footnotes, 59

ORIENTALIST SCHOOL (XIX - XX CENTURY) 

LA CHEVAUCHÉE/ THE CAVALCADE 

Oil on board

23 x 28 cm

Private collection

A cavalcade is a procession or parade on horseback, or a mass trail ride by a company of riders. The focus of a cavalcade is participation rather than display. Often, the participants do not wear costumes or ride in formation. Often, a cavalcade re-enacts an important historical event and follows a long distance trail. A cavalcade may also be a pilgrimage. More on cavalcade

Orientalism is a term used by art historians and literary and cultural studies scholars for the imitation or depiction of aspects in the Eastern world. These depictions are usually done by writers, designers, and artists from the West. In particular, Orientalist painting, depicting more specifically "the Middle East", was one of the many specialisms of 19th-century academic art, and the literature of Western countries took a similar interest in Oriental themes. More on Orientalism

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Louis Theodore Devilly Metz, 1818; Nancy, 1886, France

The fight of Sidi Brahim, c. 1859

Oil on canvas

H. 192.6; L. 266.7

Museum of Fine Arts, Bordeaux

The subject of this painting was borrowed from the retelling of the fight of Sidi-Brahim (September 26, 1845) written by the Duke of Aumale for the Revue des Deux-Mondes. "The captain of Gérés, at the head of 73 men of the 1st company of the 8th battalion of foot hunters, carrying seven wounded, after having defended for 3 days in the marabout of Sidi-Brahim, without food and without water, against all the forces of Abd-El-Kader, try on September 26, 1845, at six o'clock in the morning, to make a bayonet day.After a heroic fight, exhausted forces and ammunition, all the brave men who formed the little column fall successively around the corps of their officers, Lieutenant Chapedelaine and the captain of Géraux". More on this painting

Louis Theodore Devilly Metz, 1818; Nancy, 1886, France

Detail, The fight of Sidi Brahim, c. 1859

Oil on canvas

H. 192.6; L. 266.7

Museum of Fine Arts, Bordeaux

Louis Theodore Devilly (born in Metz the 28 October 1818 and died in Nancy the 24 December 1886 ) was a French painter of the xix th  century . Member of the School of Metz , he moved to Nancy in 1871 , after the annexation . He is the author of paintings of romantic inspiration, sometimes orientalist subjects .

Louis-Théodore Devilly was born in Metz on October 28, 1818 1 . His father, Louis-Jean-Baptiste (1792-1826), who was a notable Messinian, a member of the Royal Academy of Metz, died in 1826.

From 1833 to 1835, Louis-Théodore Devilly attended the classes of Laurent-Charles Maréchal , the leader of the School of Metz. He then wins Paris , where he became a student of the painter Paul Delaroche at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Friend of Decamps, Aimé de Lemud , Diaz, Théophile Gautier, Devilly practiced the art of engraving and that of watercolor. He participated in the Salon of painting and sculpture of 1840 in Paris. He returned to Metz live his art in 1841. This did not prevent him to participate in other exhibitions, including at the 1852 Salon, where he received a silver medal. His contemporaries particularly appreciate his great realistic compositions, where his talents as a history painter can express himself fully.

In 1864, Louis-Théodore Devilly was appointed director of the Metz School of Fine Arts . After the Franco - German War of 1870 , Devilly opted for France and left his hometown, attached to the German Empire . He moved to Nancy, where he took the direction of the School of Fine Arts. After a busy career, Louis-Théodore Devilly died in Nancy on December 24 , 1886. More on Louis-Théodore Devilly

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Louis-Théodore Devilly, (1818-1886) 

L’ESCARMOUCHE/ THE SKIRMISH, c. 1879

Oil on canvas, 

51 x 82 cm 

Private collection

Louis Theodore Devilly (born in Metz the 28 October 1818 and died in Nancy the 24 December 1886 ) was a French painter of the xix th  century . Member of the School of Metz , he moved to Nancy in 1871 , after the annexation . He is the author of paintings of romantic inspiration, sometimes orientalist subjects .

Louis-Théodore Devilly was born in Metz on October 28, 1818 1 . His father, Louis-Jean-Baptiste (1792-1826), who was a notable Messinian, a member of the Royal Academy of Metz, died in 1826.

From 1833 to 1835, Louis-Théodore Devilly attended the classes of Laurent-Charles Maréchal , the leader of the School of Metz. He then wins Paris , where he became a student of the painter Paul Delaroche at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Friend of Decamps, Aimé de Lemud , Diaz, Théophile Gautier, Devilly practiced the art of engraving and that of watercolor. He participated in the Salon of painting and sculpture of 1840 in Paris. He returned to Metz live his art in 1841. This did not prevent him to participate in other exhibitions, including at the 1852 Salon, where he received a silver medal. His contemporaries particularly appreciate his great realistic compositions, where his talents as a history painter can express himself fully.

In 1864, Louis-Théodore Devilly was appointed director of the Metz School of Fine Arts . After the Franco - German War of 1870 , Devilly opted for France and left his hometown, attached to the German Empire . He moved to Nancy, where he took the direction of the School of Fine Arts. After a busy career, Louis-Théodore Devilly died in Nancy on December 24 , 1886. More on Louis-Théodore Devilly

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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri

LES CHAMELIERS/ THE CAMEL RIDERS

Oil on canvas

73 x 92 cm

Private collection

Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and died the November 23 , 2014 is a  French painter , illustrator , engraver and lithographer.

In 1951, at the age of 14, he entered the Estienne 2 School from where he graduated in 1955 with the Prix Cortot d'Engraving. After working for ten years as an engraver, he became an illustrator for various Parisian advertising studios. In 1963 in Ivry-sur-Seine , on the occasion of one of the first exhibitions in which he participated, the National Directorate of Fine Arts in Paris bought him a canvas (marine, representing the port of Lorient).

In 1969, he worked as an independent illustrator. For more than twenty years, he directed advertising campaigns for French brands or major sporting events. 

In the mid -1980s , he gave up his job as an illustrator to devote himself entirely to painting and made portraits, still lifes, seascapes and landscapes, paintings on the theme of jazz or sport and more particularly on the Orient, he is cited as one of the French orientalist painters. More on Jean-François Arrigoni Neri 

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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri

LES JOUEURS DE DAMES/ CHECKERS PLAYERS

Oil on canvas

65 x 81 cm

Private collection

Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and dead the November 23 , 20141 is a  French painter , illustrator , engraver and lithographer.

In 1951, at the age of 14, he entered the Estienne 2 School from where he graduated in 1955 with the Prix Cortot d'Engraving. After working for ten years as an engraver, he became an illustrator for various Parisian advertising studios. In 1963 in Ivry-sur-Seine , on the occasion of one of the first exhibitions in which he participated, the National Directorate of Fine Arts in Paris bought him a canvas (marine, representing the port of Lorient).

In 1969, he worked as an independent illustrator. For more than twenty years, he directed advertising campaigns for French brands or major sporting events. 

In the mid -1980s , he gave up his job as an illustrator to devote himself entirely to painting and made portraits, still lifes, seascapes and landscapes, paintings on the theme of jazz or sport and more particularly on the Orient, he is cited as one of the French orientalist painters. More on Jean-François Arrigoni Neri 

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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri

FANTASIA DANS LE SUD MAROCAIN 

FANTASIA IN SOUTH MOROCCO

Oil on canvas

65 x 50 cm

Private collection

Fantasia is a traditional exhibition of horsemanship in the Maghreb performed during cultural festivals and to close Maghrebi wedding celebrations. "Fantasia" is an imported name, the actual traditional term used is lab el baroud.

The performance consists of a group of horse riders, all wearing traditional clothes, who charge along a straight path at the same speed so as to form a line, and then at the end of the charge (about two hundred meters) fire into the sky using old muskets or muzzle-loading rifles The difficulty of the performance is in synchronizing the movement of the horses during acceleration of the charge, and especially in firing the guns simultaneously so that one single shot is heard. The horse is referred to as a fantasia horse and are of Arabian, Andalusian or Barb stock. More on Fantasia 

Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and dead the November 23 , 20141 is a  French painter , illustrator , engraver and lithographer.

In 1951, at the age of 14, he entered the Estienne 2 School from where he graduated in 1955 with the Prix Cortot d'Engraving. After working for ten years as an engraver, he became an illustrator for various Parisian advertising studios. In 1963 in Ivry-sur-Seine , on the occasion of one of the first exhibitions in which he participated, the National Directorate of Fine Arts in Paris bought him a canvas (marine, representing the port of Lorient).

In 1969, he worked as an independent illustrator. For more than twenty years, he directed advertising campaigns for French brands or major sporting events. 

In the mid -1980s , he gave up his job as an illustrator to devote himself entirely to painting and made portraits, still lifes, seascapes and landscapes, paintings on the theme of jazz or sport and more particularly on the Orient, he is cited as one of the French orientalist painters. More on Jean-François Arrigoni Neri 

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Jean-François Arrigoni Neri

 UN MOUSSEM DANS L’ATLAS 

A MOUSSEM IN THE ATLAS MOUNTAINS 

Oil on canvas

65 X 81 cm

Private collection

The Tan-Tan Moussem is an annual gathering of more than thirty tribes from southern Morocco and other parts of Northwest Africa in Tan-Tan, a town in south-western Morocco. In traditional Berber culture, a moussem is "a type of annual fair with economic, cultural and social functions."


This Moussem was first held in 1963 to "promote local traditions and provide a place for exchange, meeting and celebration". It is said to have been associated with Mohamed Laghdaf, a Saharan leader who fought the French and Spanish colonizers for decades, died in 1960, and was buried near Tan-Tan. The gathering was banned by the authorities in 1979 due to security concerns, but was revived again in 2004 with the help of UNESCO and the Moroccan Ministry of Tourism. Originally it was held in May, but is currently held every December. More on the Moussem

Jean-François Arrigoni Neri , born in Paris on March 28 , 1937 and dead the November 23 , 20141 is a  French painter , illustrator , engraver and lithographer.

In 1951, at the age of 14, he entered the Estienne 2 School from where he graduated in 1955 with the Prix Cortot d'Engraving. After working for ten years as an engraver, he became an illustrator for various Parisian advertising studios. In 1963 in Ivry-sur-Seine , on the occasion of one of the first exhibitions in which he participated, the National Directorate of Fine Arts in Paris bought him a canvas (marine, representing the port of Lorient).

In 1969, he worked as an independent illustrator. For more than twenty years, he directed advertising campaigns for French brands or major sporting events. 

In the mid -1980s , he gave up his job as an illustrator to devote himself entirely to painting and made portraits, still lifes, seascapes and landscapes, paintings on the theme of jazz or sport and more particularly on the Orient, he is cited as one of the French orientalist painters. More on Jean-François Arrigoni Neri 

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