Napoleon's Bedroom
2017 © Maxim Tabachnik
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Napoleon's Bedroom

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This room (early 19th c.) at Fontainebleau was arranged for Napoleon I in full Empire style, marked by symmetry, bold colors, and gilded neoclassical motifs. The green and gold canopy bed, crowned with laurel and wheat, embodies victory and abundance. Bronze-mounted furniture completes the ensemble, turning the chamber into a display of Napoleonic authority and the aesthetic of his reign.