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# Napoleon stole the Apollo Belvedere from the Vatican in 1797 and brought it to Paris with great pomp, installing it as the supreme trophy in the Central Museum of Arts, the future Louvre
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- Published: 2023-11-29T06:31:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-01T05:35:12.000Z
- Author: Alexandr Radayev
- Tags: NB!, Art, Museums, Heritage, Paris, Rome

Napoleon stole the Apollo Belvedere from the Vatican in 1797 and brought it to Paris with great pomp, installing it as the supreme trophy in the Central Museum of Arts, the future Louvre. After Napoleon's fall the statue was returned to Italy