ROIS DU MONDE. Art et pouvoir royal à travers les chefs-d'oeuvre de la collection Al Thani. Arts graphiques since the early 1980s

since the early 1980s

Faced with the upheavals shaking Zanskar

Twenty-three places of worship

daring unexpected perspectives and compositions

The archaeologists working on the Karnak site have designed and written

ROIS DU MONDE. Art et pouvoir royal à travers les chefs-d'oeuvre de la collection Al Thani. Arts graphiques since the early 1980sSince ancient times, the royal function has been systematically associated with a rich symbolic repertoire. The representation of the king constitutes a power issue, and testifies to the ways of thinking and ambitions of an entire society. The diffusion of a certain image of royalty that of its prestige is inseparable from a demonstration of splendor. Thus, the accumulation of sculptures, pieces of goldsmithery, paintings, weapons, and even jewelry