Voltaire as Arab

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dc.contributor.author Coetzee, Christo
dc.date.accessioned 2016-07-08T07:37:26Z
dc.date.available 2016-07-08T07:37:26Z
dc.date.created 1995
dc.date.issued 2011
dc.description François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), better known as Voltaire was a French writer, historian and philosopher famous for his advocacy of civil liberties and freedom of religion in France. Portraying Voltaire as an Arab, Coetzee passes political commentary of his impression that such a man is needed in the Arab world to encourage social, political and religious freedom for his people. en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorship University of Pretoria Museum Winter Exhibition en_ZA
dc.format.extent 1220 mm x 1220 mm en_ZA
dc.format.medium Oil on board en_ZA
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/54529
dc.publisher Department of the University of Pretoria Art en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries UP-Art : paintings, drawings and sculptures en_ZA
dc.relation.ispartofseries 449166 en_ZA
dc.rights Copyright of the electronic version, University of Pretoria. en_ZA
dc.subject Political commentary en_ZA
dc.title Voltaire as Arab en_ZA
dc.type Image en_ZA


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