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Napoleon's stolen masterpieces: The plunder that formed the Louvre irishtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from irishtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The Masterpieces That Napoleon Stole, and How Some Went Back 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. “Napoleon Crossing the Alps” at the Grande Halle de la Villette in Paris, as part of a major exhibition commemorating the 200th anniversary of the French military commander’s death.Credit.Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA, via Shutterstock By Farah Nayeri PARIS The spoils of war were positively magnificent. When Napoleon Bonaparte led his army across the Alps, he ordered the Italian states he conquered to hand over artworks that were the pride of the peninsula. The Vatican was emptied of the “Laocoön,” a masterpiece of ancient Greek sculpture, and Venice was stripped of Veronese’s painting “The Wedding Feast at Cana” (1563). ....
Bicentennial of Napoleon’s death under shadow of COVID-19 and controversy AFP, PARIS In the Grande Halle de la Villette on the outskirts of Paris, the trappings of an emperor are gathered, including magnificent outfits, weapons, medals, porcelain and a monumental wedding carriage. The question, as the 200th anniversary of Napoleon Bonaparte’s death approaches on Wednesday next week, is when anyone is to get to see them. The English are once again involved in scuppering his celebrations, after la variante anglaise of COVID-19 triggered a fresh wave of the pandemic and sent France back into lockdown. A driver helps an elderly woman board his electric bus in the Corsican capital Ajaccio, France, on March 25. French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, displayed on the bus’ side panel, was born on Corsica in 1769. ....
Macron keeps powder dry as France marches towards Napoleon's bicentenary | World thetimes.co.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetimes.co.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.