9th International Festival of Popular Arts of Carthage. Painted glass from 1922

TN 914

TN 887

TN 851

Arts

This 30 millimeter figurine illustrates the tradition of painted glass (or painting under glass), a Tunisian folk art of which the 1922 example presented here testifies to the creative vivacity of the early 20th century. This technique, consisting of painting on the reverse of a glass plate, is a pillar of naïve art and the interior decoration of homes in the Medina, often representing birds, flowers or epic protective scenes. By promoting this medium, Tunisia pays homage to a vibrant aesthetic which has preserved the collective imagination and popular beliefs through a colorful and symbolic graphic style, making the glass painter a visual storyteller of national memory.

17x21 mm

Polychrome

Hatem El Mekki

13 x 13¼

Photogravure

0,30 DT

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1 005 000 exemplaires