A Napoleonic War At Versailles Photograph by Al Bourassa

A Napoleonic War At Versailles

by Al Bourassa

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Title

A Napoleonic War At Versailles

Artist

Al Bourassa

Medium

Photograph - Photographic Artworks

Description

Napol�on Bonaparte, born Napoleone di Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 � 5 May 1821) in Corsica to a relatively modest family of noble Tuscan ancestry, was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the Revolutionary Wars. As Napoleon I, he was Emperor of the French from 1804 until 1814, and again in 1815. Napoleon dominated European and global affairs for more than a decade while leading France against a series of coalitions in the Napoleonic Wars. He won most of these wars and the vast majority of his battles, building a large empire that ruled over continental Europe before its final collapse in 1815. Often considered one of the greatest commanders in history, his wars and campaigns are studied at military schools worldwide.

The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal ch�teau in Versailles in the �le-de-France region of France. It is also known as the ch�teau de Versailles.
When the ch�teau was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a wealthy suburb of Paris, some 20 kilometres southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of the French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien R�gime.
The Fifth Republic has enthusiastically promoted the museum as one of France�s foremost tourist attractions.
Above courtesy of Wikipedia.

Trying to visit and appreciate the wonder of Versailles in one day is lunacy, but that was all we had, so we counted on the camera to quickly take such photos so we could appreciate the beauty later. I would much rather have had a week to spend enjoying the magnificent artworks.
In this instance, there is a room, easily the length of a football field, devoted almost solely to magnificent life-sized painting of the battles of the great Napoleon. I could have spent a day in that room alone.
This digitally altered artwork is derived from a photograph taken March 14, 2009 during a tour of Western Europe.
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