expand_less
  • NAPOLEON BUST BLACK
  • NAPOLEON BUST BLACK
expand_more
NAPOLEON BUST BLACK
close
TRUDON

NAPOLEON BUST BLACK

€180.00

Taxes included

Quantity
Add to cart
-
+
Last items in stock

Napoleon Bust Black

From the beginning of the Consulate period, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) became aware of the importance of showing his portrait to the French people. Thus he began the construction of his own legend. All supports were used, from sculptures to snuff boxes and fans. The multiplicity of objects that bore the effigy of the Emperor or represented imperial symbols constituted an extraordinary propaganda tool for the Napoleonic legend. During the Restoration, however, the Bonapartists were forced to hide and prepare their revenge, spreading more and more seditious objects. The death of the Emperor in 1821 made him less dangerous in the eyes of the royalists and copies depicting his main actions multiplied once again. The Second Empire (1852) made the imperial legend official with commissions for sculptures installed in public squares and paintings exhibited in museums. Although the Second Empire restored official propaganda, the fall of the regime in 1870 put an end to the celebration of Napoleon for 20 years. Nationalist fervor increased again in the 1890s and he has remained a heroic figure ever since.

In collaboration with the Plaster Workshop of the Rmn - Grand Palais.

Specifications

24 cms

B008585
1 Item

Specific References

EAN13
3397696440539
New
Comments (0)
No customer reviews for the moment.

Related Products

Related Products

close