The Caesar of Paris
Napoleon Bonaparte, Rome, and the Artistic Obsession that Shaped an Empire
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
1 June 2020
Summary
A monumental cultural history of Napoleon Bonaparte’s fascination with antiquity and how it shaped Paris’ artistic landscape.Napoleon is one of history’s most fascinating figures. But his complex relationship with Rome—both with antiquity and his contemporary conflicts with the Pope and Holy See—have undergone little examination. 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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781643134772 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1643134779 |
| Author: | Susan Jaques |
| Publisher: | Pegasus Books |
| Imprint: | Pegasus Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 1 June 2020 |
| Weight: | 621g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 43mm |
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“The Caesar of Paris by Susan Jaques is a fascinating cultural history of Napoleon’s relationship with antiquity–and how it shaped Paris’s artistic landscape.”
The Caesar of Paris by Susan Jaques is a fascinating cultural history of Napoleon’s relationship with antiquity–and how it shaped Paris’s artistic landscape.–Andrew Roberts, New York Times bestselling author of Churchill: Walking With Destiny
About The Author
Susan Jaques
Susan Jaques is a journalist specializing in art. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Stanford University and an MBA from UCLA. She is the author of A Love for the Beautiful: Discovering America’s Hidden Art Museums and The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia. She lives in Los Angeles, California, where she’s a gallery docent at the J. Paul Getty Museum.
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