Whether it was the Arc de Triopmhe, the Venus de Medici in the Louvre, or the gorgeous works of Antonio Canova, Susan Jaques brings Napoleon to life as never before. But it was ancient Rome and the Caesars that held the most artistic and political influence and would remain his lodestars. His initiatives and his aggressive pursuit of antiquities and classical treasures from Italy gave Paris much of the classical beauty we know and adore today.Napoleon had a tradition of appropriating from past military greats to legitimize his regimeAlexander the Great during his invasion of Egypt, Charlemagne during his coronation as emperor, even Frederick the Great when he occupied Berlin. The Empress of Art by Jaques, Susan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at . Ruthless and passionate, Catherine the Great is singularly responsible for amassing one of the most awe-inspiring collections of art in the world and. In The Caesar of Paris, Susan Jaques reveals how Napoleon's dueling fascination and rivalry informed his effort to turn Paris into ' the new Rome' Europe's cultural capitalthrough architectural and artistic commissions around the city. But his complex relationship with Romeboth with antiquity and his contemporary conflicts with the Pope and Holy Seehave undergone little examination. Napoleon is one of history's most fascinating figures. Susan Jaques is the author of The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia and a docent at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles.
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