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The allure of empire : art in the service of French imperialism, 1798-1836 / Todd Porterfield.
- Title
- The allure of empire : art in the service of French imperialism, 1798-1836 / Todd Porterfield.
- Author
- Porterfield, Todd B. (Todd Burke), 1960-
- Publication
- Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, ©1998.
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- Description
- viii, 244 pages : illustrations (some color); 26 cm
- Summary
- "From monumental battle paintings to the public display of archaeological spoils, visual culture promoted modern French imperialism. So argues Todd Porterfield in this provocative look at the forces of art and politics in France's military conquest of the Near East. In challenging the conventional wisdom that France happened into imperial venture, Porterfield explores interactions among artists, generals, journalists, curators, and politicians from the time of Napoleon's conquest of Egypt to the Algerian intervention during the Restoration and July Monarchy. Together they forged an official culture that provided a rationale for imperialism - based on images of France's moral and technological superiority - and an enduring project for Frenchmen of all political persuasions during an era of domestic instability. The allure of empire derived in part from its function as an alternative, surrogate, mask, and displacement of the Revolution."--Jacket.
- Subject
- 1800-1899
- Nationalism and art > France
- Art and state > France
- Exoticism in art
- Romanticism in art
- Exoticism in art > France
- Romanticism in art > France
- Nationalisme et art > France
- Art > Politique gouvernementale > France
- Exotisme dans l'art > France
- Romantisme dans l'art > France
- Exotisme dans l'art
- Romantisme dans l'art
- Art and state
- Cultural policy
- Nationalism and art
- Kunstbeleid
- Imperialisme
- Nationale identiteit
- Nationalisme et art > France > 19e siècle
- Art > Politique publique > France > 19e siècle
- Exotisme > Dans l'art
- Art > France > 19e siècle > Thèmes, motifs
- Romantisme > Dans l'art
- France > History > 19th century
- France > Histoire > 19e siècle
- France
- France > Politique culturelle > 19e siècle
- Genre/Form
- History
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-234) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Introduction -- The obelisk at the Place de la Concorde -- Paintings of the Egyptian campaign -- The Musee d'Egypte -- The women of Algiers -- Afterword.
- ISBN
- 0691059594
- 9780691059594
- LCCN
- 98023442
- OCLC
- 38993158
- SCSB-11269199
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library