Le Louvre au secret. Brest, 1870. Des chefs-d'oeuvre à l'Arsenal. Egypte Memoirs of a Rouen Composer

Memoirs of a Rouen Composer

l’Alexiade abrite le récit d’une période historique passionnante

and a few legends preserve the memory of the voracious and cruel beast

This collective volume deals in detail with one of the most controversial chapters in the history and historiography of medieval philosophy and theology

Le Louvre au secret. Brest, 1870. Des chefs-d'oeuvre à l'Arsenal. Egypte Memoirs of a Rouen ComposerNapoleon III declared war on Prussia in the summer of 1870, but it quickly became a rout. Empress Eugenie ordered the evacuation of the major museums, including the Louvre, before the enemy reached the gates of Paris. In just a few days, 293 masterpieces left by train for Brest, a prime military port. Among them, the Mona Lisa! The arsenal was the ideal place to protect, and evacuate by boat if necessary, these treasures, along with the Crown Jewels