Restoration: The Fall of Napoleon in the Course of European Art, 1812-1820

by Thomas Crow

Book Overview

How social upheavals after the collapse of the French Empire shaped the lives and work of artists in early nineteenth-century Europe

As the French Empire collapsed between 1812 and 1815, artists throughout Europe were left uncertain and adrift. The final abdication of Emperor Napoleon, clearing the way for a restored monarchy, profoundly unsettled prevailing national, religious, and social boundaries. In Restoration, Thomas...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691181640
• ISBN13: 9780691181646
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.3" x 10.3"