Press reviews : 884
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Press reviewReview of “Wellington’s Dearest Georgy: The Life and Loves of Lady Georgiana Lennox”
https://georgianera.wordpress.com/tag/lady-georgiana-lennox/
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Press reviewNapoleonic burial site discovered in Orthez (Pyrénées-Atlantiques)
At Orthez (southwest France) an archeological excavation is taking place prior to construction work on the site of a former Franciscan convent juxtaposed with a huge cemetery. A large rectangular pit cleared in the southwestern part of the excavated space has raised questions. It has revealed 26 skeletons whose positions -placed on the back, the […]
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Press reviewReviews of “The Pursuit of Power: Europe, 1815-1914”
Reviews of “The Pursuit of Power: Europe, 1815-1914” https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/nov/04/the-pursuit-of-power-europe-penguin-richard-j-evans https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/16/books/review/pursuit-of-power-richard-j-evans.html?_r=0 https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/richard-j-evans-2/the-pursuit-of-power-europe/ http://www.historytoday.com/reviews/pursuit-power-europe-1815-1914 https://bookpage.com/reviews/20719-richard-j-evans-pursuit-power#.WJRNKfnhCUk https://www.ft.com/content/66f72ca0-6398-11e6-8310-ecf0bddad227 http://www.spectator.co.uk/2016/09/a-century-of-violence-from-waterloo-to-the-great-war/ http://portlandbookreview.com/2016/11/the-pursuit-of-power/ http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsfilmtv/books/book-reviewthe-pursuit-of-power-europe-1815-1914-440019.html http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/books/2016/10/warning-global-era-lessons-we-must-learn-19th-century
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Press reviewThe Universal Museum: From Napoleon’s Dream to Canova
Reviews in English http://www.blouinartinfo.com/news/story/1827397/the-universal-museum-from-the-dream-of-napoleon-to-canova-at http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20161219000269 https://sg.news.yahoo.com/legacy-napoleons-artistic-plunder-show-rome-152129720.html http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/world/1161465/legacy-of-napoleons-artistic-plunder-on-show-in-rome Reviews in Italia http://www.thewaymagazine.it/leisure/napoleone-mostra-scuderie-del-quirinale/ http://www.repubblica.it/cultura/2016/12/15/news/scuderie_del_quirinale-154168943/#gallery-slider=154090682 http://www.artslife.com/2016/12/17/museo-universale-quirinale-roma-sogno-napoleone-restituzioni-canova-arte-mostra-italiana/ http://www.avantionline.it/2016/12/grandi-capolavori-alle-scuderie-del-quirinale-di-roma/#.WFwDBIWcF9A http://www.artemagazine.it/mostre/item/3110-alle-scuderie-del-quirinale-i-capolavori-sottratti-da-napoleone-e-restituiti-grazie-a-canova http://www.romatoday.it/eventi/cultura/scuderie-del-quirinale-il-museo-universale.html http://www.larena.it/home/cultura/il-museo-universale-1.5355789 http://libreriamo.it/arte/il-museo-universale-riunisce-le-opere-trafugate-da-napoleone/ http://www.famigliacristiana.it/fotogallery/il-museo-universale-alle-scuderie-del-quirinale.aspx http://www.europinione.it/il-museo-universale-dal-sogno-di-napoleone-a-canova/ http://sevilla.abc.es/cultura/arte/abci-italia-celebra-recuperacion-obras-robo-napoleon-201612200202_noticia.html http://it.blastingnews.com/cultura-spettacoli/2017/01/il-museo-universale-dal-sogno-di-napoleone-a-canova-001349729.html http://www.articolo21.org/2016/12/il-museo-universale-alle-scuderie-dal-sogno-di-napoleone-a-canova/ http://www.romadaleggere.it/il-museo-universale/ http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/1024295.shtml http://agenziaradicale.com/index.php/cultura-e-spettacoli/mostre/4357-il-museo-universale-dal-sogno-di-napoleone-a-canova http://www.sololibri.net/Museo-universale-sogno-Napoleone-Canova.html http://www.adnkronos.com/cultura/2016/12/15/rubate-napoleone-rese-canova-opere-mostra-scuderie-quirinale_n4p9WUb3wnEw2S6XXLrQQM.html http://www.ilgiornale.it/news/spettacoli/napoleone-ladro-darte-ecco-cosa-aveva-rubato-1347878.html http://www.parmaquotidiano.info/2017/01/01/mostra-roma-quadri-rubati-napoleone-parma/ http://www.luxgallery.it/roma-alle-scuderie-del-quirinale-ha-aperto-la-mostra-il-museo-universale-231661 http://urbanpost.it/mostre-roma-2017-alle-scuderie-del-quirinale-il-museo-universale-dal-sogno-di-napoleone-a-canova/ http://www.saltinaria.it/recensioni-arte/arte-recensioni/museo-universale-dal-sogno-di-napoleone-a-canova-scuderie-del-quirinale-roma-recensione-mostra.html http://www.estense.com/?p=592674 http://www.vicenzapiu.com/leggi/capolavori-restituiti-in-margine-alla-attuale-mostra-alle-scuderia-del-quirinale-nel-maggio-1818-lorazione-del-vicentino-carlo-bologna
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Press reviewThe Châtelet Theatre (Paris) to be restored to its Napoleon III style
The Theatre de Chatelet will be closed from March this year for major renovation. The construction site will be led by the architect Philippe Pumain who has already realized the renovation of Luxor. “We are going to put the Grand Salle back to its appearance of 1862. Over time, the room has become a bit […]
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Press reviewReview of English translation of Letters to Miranda and Canova on the Abduction of Antiquities from Rome and Athens
Review by Peter J. Holliday in the American Journal of Archaeology (2013)
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Press reviewRestoration of Ingres’ “Romulus’ Victory over Acron” (January 2017)
This monumental painting was commissioned from Ingres in 1811 – together with Ossian’s Dream – for the Palais de Monte Cavallo destined for Napoleon I (today the Palais du Quirinal). It was given by Pope Pius IX to Napoleon III in 1857 who presented it to the Ecole des Beaux Arts (now the “Ecole Nationale […]
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Press reviewPress Review of Napoleon and Canova
Reviews (in Italian) of the exhibtion Napoleon and Canova at the Marengo Museum, Alessandria, Italy (from 19 November 2016 to 5 February 2017) http://www.alessandriamagazine.it/dettaglio.asp?id_dett=29790&id_rub=4 http://www.lastampa.it/2016/11/17/edizioni/alessandria/napoleone-bonaparte-ritorna-a-marengo-attraverso-le-opere-di-antonio-canova-H6dde0WtFfog6COlZMiOuN/pagina.html http://www.alessandrianews.it/cultura-spettacolo/napoleone-canova-marengo-museum-141945.html
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Press reviewBattle of Austerlitz re-enactment 2016
Here are several photos albums illustrating the various re-enactements that took place on or around 2 December 2016 of the Battle of Austerlitz. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-38199738 http://www.noticias24.com/fotos/noticia/27344/en-fotos-en-los-campos-de-austerlitz-se-revivio-la-mayor-victoria-de-napoleon/ http://www.ouest-france.fr/bretagne/ploermel-56800/guer-les-saint-cyriens-revisitent-austerlitz-avec-panache-4654769
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Press reviewThe Spectacular Second Empire, 1852-1870
Several reviews of the Musée d’Orsay’s exhibition The Spectacular Second Empire, 1852-1870 (until 15 January 2017). http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/11/20/the-second-empire-strikes-back-in-the-must-see-show-of-paris-this-season.html https://www.francetoday.com/culture/museums-galleries/happy-30th-birthday-spectacular-second-empire-at-musee-dorsay/ http://artdaily.com/news/90408/-The-Spectacular-Second-Empire-1852-1870–opens-at-mus-e-d-Orsay-in-Paris#.WDQxBfnhCUk http://www.thejewelleryeditor.com/events/spectacular-second-empire/ http://arthistorynewsreport.blogspot.fr/2016/10/the-spectacular-second-empire-1852-1870.html https://www.apollo-magazine.com/its-time-to-look-again-at-the-golden-age-of-sleaze-and-splendour/