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Giacometti – of Egypt

The great Swiss artist and ancient Egyptian art.

An exhibition at Zurich’s Kunsthaus fine arts museum shows how Alberto Giacometti was influenced by his love of ancient Egypt. The gallery shows pictures in pairs, first the Egyptian, and then the Giacometti for comparison.

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