Napoleon.
NMR| N° d'inventaire | 23422 |
| Format | 17 x 24 |
| Détails | 272 p., 200 ill. Color, publisher's hardcover. |
| Publication | Paris, 2021 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782711875573 |
Napoleon had an exceptional destiny, starting from a modest house in Corsica and, at the head of his armies, settling in the four corners of Europe before ending up in exile on Saint Helena.
The Emperor transformed France through his reforms and the creation of new institutions (Council of State, Court of Auditors, prefectures, Bank of France). He founded a characteristic Empire style and enriched Paris with monuments that have become iconic (Vendôme Column, Arc du Carrousel, Arc de Triomphe). His legend was forged on the plains of Italy in 1796, then under the Egyptian sun. It developed at Austerlitz and Wagram, and then exploded thanks to the publication of the Memorial of Saint Helena and the return of the Ashes.
Even today, the Empire of the Bonapartes continues to raise questions:
Waterloo remains the battle most evoked by painters, novelists and historians, and the figure of Napoleon remains central in literature and cinema...
This catalogue, which accompanies the spectacular exhibition to be held at La Villette in 2021, seeks to go beyond a simple biographical approach: through the eyes of an art historian and curator, it seeks to contextualize the Napoleonic "legend," to dissect it, and to evoke all its political, military, economic, and artistic aspects. Drawing on a varied iconography and the contributions of the greatest Napoleon specialists, this work traces the destiny of one of the richest myths in universal history.
Napoleon had an exceptional destiny, starting from a modest house in Corsica and, at the head of his armies, settling in the four corners of Europe before ending up in exile on Saint Helena.
The Emperor transformed France through his reforms and the creation of new institutions (Council of State, Court of Auditors, prefectures, Bank of France). He founded a characteristic Empire style and enriched Paris with monuments that have become iconic (Vendôme Column, Arc du Carrousel, Arc de Triomphe). His legend was forged on the plains of Italy in 1796, then under the Egyptian sun. It developed at Austerlitz and Wagram, and then exploded thanks to the publication of the Memorial of Saint Helena and the return of the Ashes.
Even today, the Empire of the Bonapartes continues to raise questions:
Waterloo remains the battle most evoked by painters, novelists and historians, and the figure of Napoleon remains central in literature and cinema...
This catalogue, which accompanies the spectacular exhibition to be held at La Villette in 2021, seeks to go beyond a simple biographical approach: through the eyes of an art historian and curator, it seeks to contextualize the Napoleonic "legend," to dissect it, and to evoke all its political, military, economic, and artistic aspects. Drawing on a varied iconography and the contributions of the greatest Napoleon specialists, this work traces the destiny of one of the richest myths in universal history.