The Paris museum has launched a competition to design a new entrance and underground exhibition spaces, including one ...

As museums encounter increasing claims on their collections, experts say much of the debate hearkens back to 1815, when the Louvre was forced to surrender the spoils of war.

A trove of objects that portray Napoleon Bonaparte at his most powerful—and his most personal—sold for a whopping total of ...

What is Diogène Ulysse Napoléon‏ Maillart's most expensive painting? Since 2000 the record price for this artist at auction is 26,250 USD for Young Romani water carrier, sold at Heritage Auctions, ...

Jacques-Louis David's painting of the coronation of Napoleon is reproduced in Ridley Scott's blockbuster film.

Napoleon Sarony, “The Declaration of Independence,” 1843–1853. Harry T. Peters, “America on Stone.” Lithography Collection.

For Napoleon’s coronation, Yates took cues from Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1807 painting about the event. “We copied it as verbatim as we could,” she says.

Among the top lots was a painting of Napoleon by Jean-Baptiste Mauzaisse, which sold for 20 times its estimate at $1 million.

For Napoleon’s coronation, Yates took cues from Jacques-Louis David’s famous 1807 painting about the event. “We copied it as verbatim as we could,” she says.

Art & Exhibitions Bonjour, Napoleon! A V.R. Experience Lets People Chat with the French Emperor The experience has been fact-checked by Napoleon scholars.

Napoleon: Noted 'Mona Lisa' lover. | Fine Art/GettyImages The French emperor once had Mona Lisa hanging in his bedroom in the Tuileries Palace for about four years, beginning in 1800.