L'Egypte de Marcelle Baud 1890-1987. L'archéologie au féminin & en dessins. Afrique both amateur and professional

both amateur and professional

Pépy II et Aba

which reveal a creativity beyond the painted form

on the other side a torch rests on her legs and a belt of Aphrodite is painted in the field

the flood chamber and the laboratory (PM VI

L'Egypte de Marcelle Baud 1890-1987. L'archéologie au féminin & en dessins. Afrique both amateur and professionalA born artist, Marcelle Baud entered the Acadmie Julian and the Beaux Arts in Paris at an early age, then the cole du Louvre. There she developed a passion for Egypt, which led her to a circle that had previously been dominated by men, the French Institute of Oriental Archaeology. Her destiny was sealed: she would reveal ancient Egypt through her meticulous surveys and copies, and through her inspired drawings and paintings. Before passing away near