Mohamed Nagy (artist)
Mohamed Nagy, also spelled Mohamed Nagi (17 January 1888 – 1956) was an Egyptian artist. He is considered to be among the founders of modern Egyptian art, and was responsible for establishing the modern painting school of Egypt. He was the recipient of the golden prize of the Salon du Paris for his "Egypt Renaissance". His other works, which have been well received, are the murals of "Ancient Egyptian medicine, Arab medicine, Folk medicine and "Inauguration of Mohamed Ali".
After Nagy's death, Tharwat Okasha, the Minister of Culture of Egypt, opened the Mohamed Nagy Museum on 13 July 1968.
Early life
Nagi was born in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria on 17 January 1888. He displayed a keen interest in the art forms of poetry, folk arts and painting from a young age, and also in music (playing violin and lute). From 1906-10, he studied law at Lyons. From 1910 to 1914 he enrolled in art studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, Italy, the first student to do so from Egypt. Claude Monet (1840-1926) was his teacher in the art of European Impressionism. The painter’s sister is Effat Nagy, also a well known painter in Egypt.
