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Throughout her life, Rosa Bonheur kept almost all of her sketches, thus constituting a kind of “database”. These private creations – drawings, oils, watercolours, pastels, caricatures, comic strips – were sometimes notes that she took at random from her travels, sometimes preparatory studies for a particular painting, or even illustrations of great myths. She always […]

This major national and international event honours an extraordinary, innovative and inspiring artist. A true icon of women’s liberation, Rosa Bonheur placed the living world at the heart of her work and her existence. She was committed to the recognition of animals in their uniqueness. With her great technical mastery, she was able to render […]

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 […]

Festival presentation “The last love, an English witness who sheds new light on Napoleon on St Helena and the cinema on the Napoleonic epic” (“L’ultimo amore, un testimone inglese che getta nuova luce su Napoleone a Sant’Elena e il cinema sull’epica napoleonica) will be the theme of the “Tre serate con Napoleone” 2022. These events […]

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 – […]

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 […]

Full programme and how to attend or sign up  REGISTRATION is required by Sunday May 15. Please email ilya.berkovich@oeaw. ac.at indicating whether you wish to attend in person or online. The event on-site will be held in accordance with the Corona rules, in effect. Those attending online will receive a Zoom link on the morning […]

Presentation of the exhibition On the occasion of the bicentenary of the deciphering of hieroglyphics, the BnF is presenting an exhibition that focuses on the figure and discoveries of Jean-François Champollion (1790-1832), the father of Egyptology. Barely 32 years old, the young scholar demonstrated his brilliant interpretation of the graphic system of the ancient Egyptians. […]