Press reviews : 4
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Press reviewBust “Napoleon wrapped in his dream” signed “A. Rodin” discovered in a New Jersey town hall, October 2017
The first announcements: USA Today, 11 October 2017 The Enquirer, Daily news philly.com, 12 October The Art Newspaper, 13 October 2017 Some background to the discovery and the history of the sculpture and its comission: France 24, 24 October 2017 More detailed background in French: Connaissance des Arts 6 November 2017 The bust on loan […]
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Press reviewNapoleon’s loan of Bayeux Tapestry is now official
213 years after Napoleon entrusted the famous “Bayeux Tapestry” to the people of Bayeux, the French State and the City of Bayeux have finally signed a contract making this loan official, an essential step in preparation for a major new museum which will present the 70-metre long embroidery in one piece. Until now, the only […]
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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 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 […]