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Wisdom and Strength
Painted shortly after Joséphine de Beauharnais acquired the château in 1799, this ceiling fresco (early 19th c.) crowns a room that became a seat of French government during the Consulate. Depicting Wisdom and Strength amid imperial laurel motifs, it visually asserts the legitimacy and grandeur of Napoleonic power through classical ideals.
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