This year marks the bicentennial of the French emperor’s death, and it is being widely celebrated through exhibitions paying homage to his impact on the arts. Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing ...

In this excellent history, journalist and art historian Jaques (The Empress of Art: Catherine the Great and the Transformation of Russia) traces the cultural elements of the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte ...

Here's a chance to find out, as the exhibit 'Treasures of Napoleon' opens in New Orleans Napoleon Bonaparte never set foot in Louisiana, the land he sold to the United States in 1803 for $15 million, ...

The documentary tells how Bonaparte's passion - sometimes Bonaparte's obsession - for art and knowledge, has changed the face of modern culture: from the birth of schools, libraries and public museums ...

Curiosities is a column where I comment on the art news of the week, sometimes about stories that were too small or strange to make the cut, sometimes just giving my thoughts on the highs and lows. It ...