Le Souffle des esprits. Art sacré du bassin de l'Ogôoué. Archéologie généralité the central work of Auguste

the central work of Auguste Rodin's (1840-1917) career

their collective vocation

de la Nuit à l'Aurore

The book analyzes the materials that artists used to make these medallions and the established modes of depiction that they adapted for their royal portraits

the great Italian historian and intellectual Guglielmo Ferrero leads his reader to take a step back from contemporary history through an in-depth rereading of ancient Rome at the time of its fall

Le Souffle des esprits. Art sacré du bassin de l'Ogôoué. Archéologie généralité the central work of AugusteUnlike some regions of Africa that saw the establishment of large kingdoms, the Ogoou in Gabon never had court art. Here, art is always ritual: objects are intended for rites practiced within a society of the "family anarchy" type, where clan and lineage predominate over any other organizational firm. The religious objects of the Ogoou Valley, which we classify today as works of art, had a function serving the individual and the community: to