Afrique. A l'ombre des dieux. Collections africaines de la Congrégation du Saint-Esprit. Protohistoire “Contemporary Architecture” Collection

“Contemporary Architecture” Collection

the undisputed master of "view" painting

and public discussions where the question of the "best way to live" is posed

l'influence déterminante du contexte dans lequel les peintres firent leur apprentissage : l'enseignement académique dispensé par l'École des beaux-arts marqua durablement les artistes

Afrique. A l'ombre des dieux. Collections africaines de la Congrégation du Saint-Esprit. Protohistoire “Contemporary Architecture” CollectionThe Congregation of the Holy Spirit, a Catholic missionary society founded in France in 1703, made Black Africa its principal mission area. From the 1840s onwards, the Spiritans spread throughout its territory, and even more specifically in its equatorial zone (present day Gabon and Congo). Its members lived alongside populations whose languages they learned and whose customs and rites they discovered. They gathered valuable information in the field