As befits a legend : building a tomb for Napoleon, 1840-1861

Author

Driskel, Michael Paul

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

ill.; plans; sel. bibliogr.; index ; xviii, 251 p. ; 1993

ISBN

0-87338-484-9

Publisher

Kent State University Press, Kent, OH (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Historical account of the construction process, context, and social and political meanings of the tomb built to house Napoleon's body in the Church of the Invalides. Examines in detail the work of Louis-Tullius Visconti, the architect commissioned for the project, and his relationship with the many sculptors involved in the collective creation of the tomb.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- France
• Visconti, Louis Tullius Joachim, 1791-1853
• Sepulchral monuments
• France
• 1800-1900
• Hôtel des Invalides, Dôme des Invalides||Paris (FRA)
• Commissions
• Sculpture
• Napoléon I, emperor, 1769-1821
• Politics
• Society

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Architecture -- France
• Visconti, Louis Tullius Joachim, 1791-1853
• Monument funéraire
• France
• 1800-1900
• Hôtel des Invalides, Dôme des Invalides||Paris (FRA)
• Commande d'oeuvre d'art
• Sculpture
• Napoléon I, empereur, 1769-1821
• Politique
• Société

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19941001-00348450

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