In the process of external expansion, he also did not forget to collect rare treasures from European countries. Historians believe that the large-scale plunder of foreign cultural relics in modern times began with a series of aggressive wars launched by Napoleon in France at the end of 18. In order to build Paris into his "new Rome", he searched all over Europe, especially Italy, and enjoyed it. The period of the French Empire's foreign military expansion was the fastest growing period of the Louvre cultural relics. Especially during the reign of Napoleon I, thousands of tons of the best works of art from various countries were transported to Paris from the conquered countries.
1796 On March 2, 26, Napoleon was appointed commander-in-chief of the Italian army in France. In Italy, Napoleon's army repeatedly repelled the first anti-French alliance composed of General Villm Ze, Sa Ding and Boliu of the Austrian Empire, and finally forced the other side to sign an armistice treaty in favor of France and China.
The horse relief on the arch of the Louvre Arena was removed by the French army from the top of St. Kyle's Cathedral in Venice.
Napoleon couldn't help taking away the statue of "Venus of Medici" from uffizi gallery and plundering it to the Louvre.
After Italy's victory, Napoleon's prestige became higher and higher and he became a hero of the French people. However, his rise made the Paris government feel threatened, so he was appointed commander-in-chief of France, Egypt, Syria and India and sent to the Middle East to curb the expansion of British power in the region.
During the Battle of Egypt, General Delong, who followed Napoleon for many years, ordered the "Rosetta Stone Classic" to be shipped back to France from Cairo and displayed in the Napoleon Museum in the Louvre, which he was in charge of, to publicize Napoleon's great achievements.
1828 in the ancient Egyptian museum set up in the Louvre, there are 350 collections, such as broken walls, mummies and heads, which were stolen when Napoleon's army conquered Egypt.
The statue of Apollo was also robbed in the same period. 1799, General Delong and his gang cut the whole statue into eight sections, transported it back to Paris, France, and kept it in the then Napoleon Museum. After being exhibited at the Louvre Sculpture Art Museum.
1805 In August, Austria, Britain and Russia formed the third anti-French alliance. Napoleon left Paris on September 24th and marched eastward himself. 12 years 10 month, the French army occupied Munich. Subsequently, the victory of the battle of Austerlitz made the anti-French alliance collapse again.
Napoleon forced Austria to sign a contract with France, agreeing that Austria would pay 30 million gold francs to France, and at the same time paid countless precious works of art to the French army, including cultural relics belonging to Austria's first-class national treasure.
In order to celebrate a series of military victories in 1805, Napoleon built the "Arc de Triomphe". At the top of the Arc de Triomphe, there are four gold-plated war horses robbed from St. Kyle's Cathedral in Venice.
1In the autumn of 806, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Russia and Prussia formed the fourth anti-French alliance. 1June, 80614th, Napoleon led an army to attack the Prussian army and won a great victory in the battle of Jena.
/kloc-at the end of 0/807, civil strife broke out in Spain, and the Spanish king was opposed by the people. Napoleon took the opportunity to invade Spain and made his eldest brother Joseph Bonaparte king of Spain.
Napoleon forced Spain to sign an armistice contract again, and as a result, Spain also suffered a cultural catastrophe. Numerous precious cultural relics and works of art in Spain were plundered by the Northern Expeditionary Army and shipped back to France.
At the beginning of 1809, the fifth anti-French alliance was established. Napoleon won the battle of Vagram.
Austria was forced to hand over the compensation of 30 million gold francs again, as well as a large number of Austria's own precious cultural relics and artworks. According to statistics, thousands of tons of treasures and works of art were shipped back to France.
At this time, the first empire of France reached its peak. Napoleon became the hegemon of Europe, Napoleon the Great, as well as Julius Caesar and Alexander the Great.
It was not until Napoleon defeated Waterloo that these cultural relics began to be gradually returned, but a large number of cultural relics remained in the Louvre.
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