Symbols of Power : Napoleon and The Art of the Empire Style, 1800-1815 / by Nouvel, Odile, author 552280, Dion-Tenenbaum, Anne 552283, American Federation of Arts 3032, St. Louis Art Museum 552284, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 552285, Musě des arts dčoratifs (France)

“…No ruler in the history of the world has been more aware of the capacity of symbolism to propagate power than Napoleon I; and to support his new vision he sponsored a program of arts that proclaimed France the New Rome. …”