As museums encounter increasing claims on their collections, experts say much of the debate hearkens back to 1815, when the Louvre was forced to surrender the spoils of war. By Nina Siegal In ...
On December 2, 1804, the great and good of Paris gathered in Notre-Dame Cathedral to witness the coronation of Napoleon Bonaparte and the birth of the French Empire. It’s a moment immortalized (and ...
His art seizures paved the way for similar French excesses in Africa a century later. Yet the return of some treasures after his defeat set a model for museums today. By Farah Nayeri PARIS — The ...
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The Mystery Waterloo Soldier Depicted in a Painting at London’s National Army Museum Has Been Identified
Historians at London’s National Army Museum have determined the identity of a 19th-century Black soldier whose portrait was ...
“Napoleon” costume designers divvied up their tasks, with Janty Yates concentrating on French civilian wear and David Crossman on evolving military outfits. The Ridley Scott epic follows Napoleon ...
Ridley Scott’s Napoleon (2023), his latest feature film—which has been called his “finest since Gladiator”—was released yesterday following its November 14 premiere in Paris. The film includes one of ...
White House chief strategist Stephen Bannon has a painting of himself as French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, according to a New York Magazine report. The painting of Bannon as the famous French leader ...
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