27 de janeiro de 2022

Napoleão como Marte

Napoleon as Mars the Peacekeeper
Antonio Canova
1806

"It was unveiled at the Musée de Napoleon (now the Louvre), however Napoleon did not like the statue, it was ‘too athletic’ he declared and the statue was never put on public display.
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After much negotiation the British purchased the statue and the Prince Regent (later George IV) presented it to Wellington in 1816."

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