Napoleon commissioned the sword, filled with classical motifs, after being elected as consul for life by the senate in 1802.

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Gianni Dagli Orti / The Art Archive at Art Resource ... “has an emperor won an empire simply by showing his hat.” (Napoleon’s bicorn hat had long been one of his many instantly recognizable ...

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The annual fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute ... for the gala's theme of "The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire, 1789-1815." Donald Trump stuck ...

The grand painting by an Italian immigrant depicts ... He is surrounded by conservative flamethrowers of the MAGA empire alongside old-fashioned, orthodox Republicans united in their zeal to ...