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from 13/09/2022 to 15/12/2022Concert, Talk“Napoleonica® les conferences”: autumn program of talks, musical lectures and meetings
In addition to our classic Tuesday talks at 6pm at the Fondation Napoléon, Napoleonica® les conferences now offers two new formats. – A new formula of meetings called “Chemins de traverses”, the “premiere” of which will take place on 22 November, at 5.30pm, at the Fondation Napoléon (7 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris). – Musical talks […]
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from 09/09/2022 to 11/09/2022ConferencePortrait Miniatures: Artists, Functions, Collections
The conference will be in English. Similar to the 2016 symposium, the 2022 conference will cover a wide range of aspects: – Individual miniaturists, specific workshop contexts, and places of production – Use and functions of both court and private types and their protagonists – Iconographic aspects in the context of representation or intimacy – […]
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from 26/06/2020 to 31/12/2022ExhibitionMiniatures from the Time of Napoleon in the Tansey Collection
This exhibition showcases a total of 150 works from the time of Napoleon I (from 1795 to 1815). These tiny portraits, which were generally intended for personal use, date from the “golden age” of miniature painting. They exhibit a high degree of artistic skill and refined craftsmanship. Unlike the staged, theatrical portraits of absolutism, now […]