tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post7986735507493749908..comments2024-03-15T13:03:14.285+01:00Comments on Venetian Cat - The Venice Blog: When Venice's Loot Came Back from France - Canova, Hayez & Cicognara at the Gallerie AccademiaCat Bauer in Venice Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3658567784785639005.post-35662465449907448382017-10-02T00:16:50.150+02:002017-10-02T00:16:50.150+02:00When Napoleon forced the Venetian Republic to surr...When Napoleon forced the Venetian Republic to surrender on May 12, 1797 and ended the 1000-year-old realm of La Serenissima, his soldiers hauled a lot of loot back to France -- the most cherished being the four bronze horses on the outside of Saint Mark's Basilica, dating from antiquity. In 1205, Venice herself had plundered the four horses from Constantinople, capital of the Roman Empire and Christian civilization. Napoleon hoisted the horses up on the Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel in Paris to commemorate his victories.Cat Bauer in Venice Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376687575392758300noreply@blogger.com