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Tapis avec grotesques Perse, Tabriz (?), XVIe siècle, période Safavide, Soie,
219 x 91 cm, Inv. T113, Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbonne – Musée Calouste Gulbenkian
© Carlos Azevedo

"Gulbenkian Revealed: in the Collector’s Private Realm" - an exhibition as part of the France-Portugal Season 2022

From 10 June to 2 October 2022 in Paris, as part of the France-Portugal 2022 Season, the Al Thani Collection Foundation, the Centre des monuments nationaux and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation are presenting the exhibition Gulbenkian Revealed: in the Collector’s Private Realm, in the temporary exhibitions gallery of the Al Thani Collection at the Hôtel de la Marine.

Updated on 21/06/2022

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The exhibition Gulbenkian Revealed: in the Collector’s Private Realm unveils a meticulously-selected group of 90 works of art from among the masterpieces in this collection. Their often diminutive stature encourages careful handling and attests to the connoisseur and collector’s attention to detail. Through these objects, the exhibition explores five principles that guided the collector Calouste Gulbenkian (1869-1955) for some sixty years: an intimate scale, preciousness, craftsmanship, the diverse provenance and the rarity of the objects.

Exhibition curator: Dr. Nuno Vassallo e Silva, delegation director of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Paris.

Discover some of the works presented at the Hôtel de la Marine, as part of the exhibition Gulbenkian Revealed: in the Collector’s Private Realm

Diadème Coq Diadème Coq, René Lalique (1860-1945), Paris, v. 1897- 1898, Or, corne, améthyste et émail, 9 x 15 cm, Inv. 1208, Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbonne – Musée Calouste Gulbenkian © Catarina Gomes Ferreira

Torse du roi Padibastet Ier Torse du roi Padibastet Ier, Égypte, troisième Période Intermédiaire, XXIIIe dynastie (818- 793 J.-C.) Bronze incrusté d’or et de cuivre, 28 x 12,5 x 14 cm, Inv. 52, Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbonne – Musée Calouste Gulbenkian © Carlos Azevedo

Vase monté en aiguière avec couvercle Vase monté en aiguière avec couvercle, vase : cour de l’empereur romain Frédéric II, Italie du Sud, XIIIe siècle monture : Paris v. 1734-1735 Jaspe et or, Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbonne - Musée Calouste Gulbenkian © Carlos Azevedo

Bouteille Bouteille, Egypte ou Syrie, XIVe siècle, période Mamelouke, verre à decoration dorée et emaillée, 39 x Ø 27 x Ø base 11,50 cm, Inv. 2370 Fondation Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbonne – Musée Calouste Gulbenkian © Catarina Gomes Ferreira

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The Institut français and the exhibition

The exhibition Gulbenkian Revealed: in the Collector’s Private Realm is presented as part of the France-Portugal 2022 Season, implemented by the Institut français for the French segment.

Find out more about the France-Portugal 2022 Season