Symbols of Power - Nouvel Odile
Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style, 1800-1815
KORTE INHOUD
When Napoleon I first came to power in 1799 as First Consul of France, he modeled his new regime on the Roman Republic. When he was declared Emperor in 1804, the model changed from the Roman Republic to the Roman Empire. As part of this new government, Napoleon sponsored a program of arts that reflected his view of France as the New Rome. No ruler in the history of the world has been more aware of the capacity of symbolism to propagate power. But, despite his titanic military and political prowess, his most long-lasting and influential achievement was in the decorative arts. To glorify his regime, he encouraged French furniture-makers, silversmiths, jewelers and porcelain and textile manufacturers to produce gorgeous objects decorated with a wealth of antique motifs such as columns, arches, laurel wreathes, acanthus leaves, eagles and Egyptian hieroglyphs. Furniture, vases, porcelains and even silverware were produced in antique styles intended to project an aura of imperial majesty, featuring a rare combinat...
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Original boards, dust jacket, illustrated with colour photographs, 4to. [Auteur: Nouvel, Odile & Anne Dion-Tenenbaum] [Pagina's: 360] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: Boston/New York : Harry N. Abrams/ Boston Museum of Fine Arts] [Jaar: 2007] [Titel: Symbols of Power: Napoleon and the Art of the Empire Style, 1800-1815]
