Bette W. Oliver

From Royal to National

The Louvre Museum and the Bibliotheque Nationale

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Royal collections of artworks, books, and manuscripts were transformed into national institutions following the French Revolution in 1789 to serve as visible symbols of the new republic. Scholars, specialists, government officials, and patriots faced vandalism, war, and the Terror to establish great national institutions accessible to the public - the Louvre and the Bibliotheque Nationale - living monuments of French patrimony.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Dezember 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 336g
• ISBN-13: 9780739114223
• ISBN-10: 0739114220
• Artikelnr.: 22232265

Autorenporträt

By Bette W. Oliver

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction. Importance of collections in museums and libraries in the late 18th century and today
purposes and uses
access
symbolic and propaganda value Chapter 2 France in the 1780s, events leading up to the Revolution of 1789
history of access to libraries and museums under the Ancien Regime
patrons, dealers, artists, writers, scholars Chapter 3 1789-1792, the moderate revolution
transformation from royal into national institutions
early efforts at museum management
efforts of Minister of the Interior Roland
influence of David
personnel changes in cultural institutions
confiscation of emigr Chapter 4 1793-1795, the terror and its results
conditions in the Louvre and the B.N.
protecting treasures
opening of Louvre in 1793
restoration efforts
literary and art depots
national festivals propaganda Chapter 5 1795-1815, confiscating riches in foreign lands, convoys to Paris
exhibitions, catalogues
regorganization of library and museum, enlargements under Napoleon
recovering from 26 years of revolution and war Chapter 6 Modern parallels, World War II and Nazi confiscation of art works from France
symbolic value of transporting art works to Germany for Hitler's planned museum
Allied repatriation of art works after World War II Chapter 7 Conclusion. The Louvre and the B.N. today
ongoing changes and enlargement
legacy of the Revolutionary period