Behind the Borghese collection; Napoleon's Borghese catch ; A new book reveals how the emperor tracked the collection for 'his' museum

International Herald Tribune | August 29, 2009| | Copyright

Souren Melikian
International Herald Tribune
08-29-2009
Behind the Borghese collection; Napoleon's Borghese catch ; A new book reveals how the emperor tracked the collection for 'his' museum
Byline: Souren Melikian
Type: News

A new book details how Napoleon secured the most important private collection of Roman antiquities in the world for "his" museum, now the Louvre.

The enduring appropriation of Ancient Roman art is one of the most intriguing aspects of Western culture. Going far beyond aesthetics, it was always linked with ideology, but never as crudely as under Napoleon.
A weighty ...

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