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

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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 unset

Thomas Crow is the Rosalie Solow Professor of Modern Art at the Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. His many books include Emulation: David, Drouais, and Girodet in the Art of Revolutionary France; The Long March of Pop: Art, Music, and Design 1930-1995; No Idols: The Missing Theology of Art; and The Artist in the Counterculture: Bruce Conner to Mike Kelley and Other Tales from the Edge (Princeton).

"Winner of the Silver Medal, Laura Shannon Prize in Contemporary European Studies, Nanovic Institute, University of Notre Dame" "[A] handsomely illustrated and profoundly revealing and stimulating book."---Michael Prodger, Literary Review "A slender, handsomely produced volume on the art of the restoration period. . . . The depth and breadth of [Crow's] learning is stupendous."---Tim Blanning, Art Newspaper "Restoration is a welcome addition to the literature on art after the collapse of the French Empire."---A. L. Palmer, Choice Reviews