Napoleon is not universally acclaimed. Commander-in-Chief, General, First Consul, Emperor... A spectacular career for the little belligerent Corsican named Napoleon! An emblematic figure of French history, who managed to turn the Revolution's popular revolt into a powerful and insatiable Empire. Unsatisfied with the Emperor’s crown, he continued leading battle after battle across Europe to expand his possessions. His army seemed to have no limits: it won at Austerlitz, but after attacking the Russian colossus, it ended up defeated in its snow. Long after his death, he still stirs enthusiasm and criticism.

She caused outrage for her idleness and excessive spending. She was a symbol of the absolute monarchy at its heyday, yet she keeps piquing curiosity and sympathy. Marie-Antoinette is is an ambiguous and inspiring figure. It is said to be her who, in front of her starving people, allegedly pronounced with irony: "They have no bread? Let them eat cake!”. There is a chasm between the disdain of Marie-Antoinette, the last queen of the Old Regime, and the humility of the one who would eventually lose her head. An evolution? More like a Revolution! One imagines Marie-Antoinette lounging in pastel-colored boudoirs, rustling her silky dresses on velvet sofas while eating macaroons.

Easter Island is one of the most enigmatic places on Earth. About two thousand years ago, the Polynesian civilization left behind the Moai Giant idols, deified figures of the island's ancestors. An idol from the Louvre collection is an opportunity to get in touch with eternity. The thought gives us goosebumps !

Perhaps the most famous statue of the goddess of love , it attracts the attention of millions. Simultaneously proud and bashful, sensual and sublime, she inspires a combination of contrasting emotions. An interesting fact is that the model who posed for the statue of Venus would have worn a size 38 in the modern world.