Napoleon&Apos S Plunder And The Theft Of Veronese&Apos Feast Cynthia Saltzman Thames Hudson Ltd Αγγλικά Βιβλία Arts Art General

‘A Fascinating And Deeply Rewarding Book’ Adam Zamoyski Daily Telegraph Napoleon’s Plunder Chronicles One Of The Most Spectacular Art Appropriation Campaigns In History Doing So Sheds New Light On Complex Origins What Was Once Called Musée Napoléon Now Known As Louvre It Centres Story Theft Paolo Veronese’s Wedding Feast At Cana A Vast Sublime Canvas That 1797 French Army Tore From Wall Monastery San Giorgio Maggiore Venice Just Spoils War Which He Claimed For Nation Displayed Public Museum – Filled Former Palace Kings With His Acquisitions Europe Flocked To Paris Hailed Greatest World Did Take Himself? Or France? Large? Saltzman Interweaves Stories Military Uncovering Treaties Through Obtained Loot Histories Plundered Works Themselves Exploring How These Masterpieces Came Into Being Much Might This Is An Account Ambitious Cultural Projects Ever Conducted Σελίδες: 320 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0721 Διαστάσεις: 12 9X12 9Cm