Symbols Of Power: Napoleon And The Art Of The Empire Style 1800-1815
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Odile Nouvel-Kammerer
Binding: Paperback
Published: Abrams, 2007
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
"Symbols of Power" presents a commanding study of Napoleon’s Empire Style, charting how he harnessed classical imagery to assert political authority and cast France as a modern successor to ancient Rome. The volume showcases magnificent objects adorned with columns, arches, laurel wreaths, acanthus leaves, eagles, and Egyptian motifs, illustrating the craftsmanship of France’s finest artisans and the opulent visual language that projected the grandeur of imperial rule.
Author: Odile Nouvel-Kammerer
Binding: Paperback
Published: Abrams, 2007
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
"Symbols of Power" presents a commanding study of Napoleon’s Empire Style, charting how he harnessed classical imagery to assert political authority and cast France as a modern successor to ancient Rome. The volume showcases magnificent objects adorned with columns, arches, laurel wreaths, acanthus leaves, eagles, and Egyptian motifs, illustrating the craftsmanship of France’s finest artisans and the opulent visual language that projected the grandeur of imperial rule.