L'Egypte de Marcelle Baud 1890-1987. L'archéologie au féminin & en dessins. Afrique on the other side a

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

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both amateur and professional

the flood chamber and the laboratory (PM VI

which reveal a creativity beyond the painted form

L'Egypte de Marcelle Baud 1890-1987. L'archéologie au féminin & en dessins. Afrique on the other side aA 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