Napoleon : the imperial household / edited by Sylvain Cordier, exhibition curator.

The dazzling splendors of the court of Napoleon I (1769-1821) reflected the grandeur and ambitions of the greatest empire of the day. This luxurious volume re-creates the ambiance and captures the spirit that prevailed in the French court during the empire through the material manifestations of the...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Organizer, Host institution, Issuing body, Publisher)
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Host institution)
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (Host institution)
Musée national du Château de Fontainebleau (Host institution)
Other Authors: Cordier, Sylvain (Editor, Curator)
Language:English
Published: Montreal, Québec, Canada : Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, [2018]
Subjects:
Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821 > Exhibitions.
Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821 > Family.
Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821 > Friends and associates.
Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821 > Portraits.
Napoleon > I, > Emperor of the French, > 1769-1821.
France > Court and courtiers > History > 19th century.
Court artists > France > History.
Painting > France > 19th century.
Art, French > Political aspects > France > 19th century.
Decorative arts > France > History > 19th century.
ART / Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions.
Court artists.
Courts and courtiers.
Decorative arts.
Families.
Friendship.
Painting.
France.
1800-1899
Exhibition catalogs.
Essays.
Illustrated works.
History.
Portraits.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Portraits.
Exhibition catalogs.
Essays.
Illustrated works.
History.
Physical Description:352 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour), portraits, plans ; 32 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The Imperial Household: Portraits
  • The Household and its Palaces
  • Art and Majesty
  • Serving the Imperial Family
  • Epilogue.