Napoleon the Icon The Legend in Pictures - From St Helena to the Present

FRENCH LANGUAGE

Napoleon achieved eternity through images. At a time when the power of paintings, sculptures and prints reached the public like never before, the Emperor used the representation of his exploits to glorify his action. From his first steps in the Italian campaign, he managed to reach not ...
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FRENCH LANGUAGE

Napoleon achieved eternity through images. At a time when the power of paintings, sculptures and prints reached the public like never before, the Emperor used the representation of his exploits to glorify his action. From his first steps in the Italian campaign, he managed to reach not only the elite, but also the lower classes in France and later in Europe. But his death on St. Helena elevated him to hero status. Writers, musicians and publicists seized on his fate to make him a model, a "teacher of energy" for the following generations.

French language
63 pages

Éditions Le Charmoiset
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