Empress Eugénie and the Arts: Politics and Visual Culture in the Nineteenth Century

by Alison McQueen

Reconstructing Empress Eug nie's position as a private collector and a public patron of a broad range of media, this study is the first to examine Eug nie (1826-1920), whose patronage of the arts has been overlooked even by her many biographers. The empress's patronage and collecting is considered within the context of her political roles in the development of France's institutions and international relations. Empress Eug nie and the Arts: Politics...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138253723
• ISBN13: 9781138253728
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 380 Pages