Paris, capitale de la perle. Paris, City of Pearls. Arts the legacy of orientalism in

the legacy of orientalism in colonial painting

with more or less fortified ports of call across half the globe

all through their art bear witness to an era that tolerated no shortcuts

il ne veut pas que son œuvre soit lue de manière pessimiste

- Tra l’Italia e la Grecia

Paris, capitale de la perle. Paris, City of Pearls. Arts the legacy of orientalism inHow, a century ago, did Paris manage to rise to the top of the global pearl trade? Why did this flourishing trade disappear? But above all, how is it that the memory of this golden age of pearls is now lost? Beyond elucidating the last mysteries linked to a biomineral whose antiquity of relations with humans is constantly pushed back, this book reveals how the pearl has inspired both jewelers and Parisian artists in the broadest sense. All seem to