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Thames & Hudson is to publish Napoleon s Plunder: The Theft of Veronese s Feast by Cynthia Salzman LONDON .- Cynthia Saltzman’s expertly researched and deftly told new book, Napoleon’s Plunder, chronicles one of the most spectacular art appropriation campaigns in history and, in doing so, sheds new light on the complex origins of what was once called the Musée Napoléon , now known as the Louvre. As Napoleon’s conquering army cut a swathe through Europe, he demanded of his defeated enemies their most valuable statues and paintings. In Italy, the young commander, with the guidance of French commissioners, stole with great taste, aiming for the most magnificent works of the High Renaissance – by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian and Veronese, as well as the Vatican’s celebrated collections of ancient sculpture. This unrivalled haul – from the great cities of Rome, Milan, Venice and, later Berlin and Vienna – was placed on triumphant display in the Louvre, the former pal

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