Cosa (chi) è l"Empire - definizione
![Portrait of [[Thérésa Tallien]] by [[Jean-Bernard Duvivier]] (1806) with Empire waist [[Brooklyn Museum]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Portrait of Madame Tallien Jean-Bernard Duvivier 1806.jpg?width=200 "Portrait of [[Thérésa Tallien]] by [[Jean-Bernard Duvivier]] (1806) with Empire waist [[Brooklyn Museum]]")
![Emperor Napoleon I]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Arc de Triomphe, Paris 5 February 2019.jpg?width=200 "Emperor Napoleon I]]")
![Victories]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Paris - Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel - PA00085992 - 034.jpg?width=200 "Victories]]")
![A pair of [[sphinx]]es with an [[amphora]] between them, surrounded by [[rinceau]]x and [[palmettes]], on a washstand (athénienne or lavabo)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Washstand (athénienne or lavabo) MET DP106597.jpg?width=200 "A pair of [[sphinx]]es with an [[amphora]] between them, surrounded by [[rinceau]]x and [[palmettes]], on a washstand (athénienne or lavabo)")
![pylon]]-shaped coin cabinet, with a [[cornice]] and a [[winged sun]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coin cabinet MET DP111801.jpg?width=200 "pylon]]-shaped coin cabinet, with a [[cornice]] and a [[winged sun]]")
![A table with three [[winged lion]]s and a small long frieze with palmettes](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Table Empire.jpg?width=200 "A table with three [[winged lion]]s and a small long frieze with palmettes")
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![Kazan Cathedral]] ([[Saint Petersburg]], Russia), 1811, by [[Andrey Voronikhin]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SP KazanskyCathedral 2370.jpg?width=200 "Kazan Cathedral]] ([[Saint Petersburg]], Russia), 1811, by [[Andrey Voronikhin]]")
![Washstand (athénienne or lavabo); 1800–1814; legs, base and shelf of yew wood, gilt-bronze mounts, iron plate beneath shelf; height: 92.4 cm, width: 49.5 cm; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Washstand (athénienne or lavabo) MET DP106594.jpg?width=200 "Washstand (athénienne or lavabo); 1800–1814; legs, base and shelf of yew wood, gilt-bronze mounts, iron plate beneath shelf; height: 92.4 cm, width: 49.5 cm; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)")
.jpg?width=200 "Secretary; {{circa}}1804-1809; amboyna wood veneered on pine, with gilt-bronze mounts; 173.4 x 87.6 x 37.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
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 MET DP278961.jpg?width=200 "Desk chair; {{circa}}1805–1808; mahogany, gilt bronze and satin-velvet upholstery; 87.6 × 59.7 × 64.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
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![Egyptian Revival]] coin cabinet; by [[François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter]]; 1809–1819; [[mahogany]] (probably [[Swietenia mahagoni]]), with applied and inlaid silver; 90.2 x 50.2 x 37.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Coin cabinet MET DP103176.jpg?width=200 "Egyptian Revival]] coin cabinet; by [[François-Honoré-Georges Jacob-Desmalter]]; 1809–1819; [[mahogany]] (probably [[Swietenia mahagoni]]), with applied and inlaid silver; 90.2 x 50.2 x 37.5 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
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![Clock; 1807-1810; fire-gilt bronze, blackened bronze, enameled metal (dial), blued steel (hands); glass; 56 x 49.7 x 18.5 cm; [[Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum]] (New York City)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clock (France), 1807–10 (CH 18406837).jpg?width=200 "Clock; 1807-1810; fire-gilt bronze, blackened bronze, enameled metal (dial), blued steel (hands); glass; 56 x 49.7 x 18.5 cm; [[Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum]] (New York City)")
![Venus]]; by Pierre-Philippe Thomire; circa 1810; gilded bronze and patina; height: 90 cm; [[Louvre]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clock Thomire Louvre OA9511.jpg?width=200 "Venus]]; by Pierre-Philippe Thomire; circa 1810; gilded bronze and patina; height: 90 cm; [[Louvre]]")
![Centerpiece between two candelabra; by Pierre-Philippe Thomire; circa 1810; probably gilded bronze; [[Calouste Gulbenkian Museum]] ([[Lisboa]], [[Portugal]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pierre-philippe thomire, centrotavola, parigi 1810 ca., con due candelabri.jpg?width=200 "Centerpiece between two candelabra; by Pierre-Philippe Thomire; circa 1810; probably gilded bronze; [[Calouste Gulbenkian Museum]] ([[Lisboa]], [[Portugal]])")
![Winged Victories]]; 1810–1815; gilt bronze; height (each): 127.6 cm; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Pair of candelabra with Winged Victories MET DP-315-001.jpg?width=200 "Winged Victories]]; 1810–1815; gilt bronze; height (each): 127.6 cm; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)")
![Teapot (théière Asselin), part of a breakfast service (déjeuner); 1813; hard-paste porcelain; height (with handle): 20.5 cm; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Teapot (théière Asselin), part of Breakfast Service (déjeuner) MET DT5175.jpg?width=200 "Teapot (théière Asselin), part of a breakfast service (déjeuner); 1813; hard-paste porcelain; height (with handle): 20.5 cm; [[Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (New York City)")
 MET LC-56 29 7.jpg?width=200 "Saucer, part of a breakfast service (déjeuner); 1813; hard-paste porcelain; height: 3.2 cm; diameter: 16.2 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
 MET LC-56 29 3ab-001.jpg?width=200 "Sugar bowl with cover, part of a breakfast service (déjeuner); 1813; hard-paste porcelain; height: 21 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
, part of Breakfast Service (déjeuner) MET LC-56 29 4-004.jpg?width=200 "Milk jug (pot à lait Étrusque), part of a breakfast service (déjeuner); 1813; hard-paste porcelain; height (with handle): 21.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
, part of Breakfast Service (déjeuner) MET DT5174.jpg?width=200 "Tray (plateau), part of a breakfast service (déjeuner); 1813; hard-paste porcelain; 2.5 x 37.5 x 33.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
, part of Breakfast Service (déjeuner) MET LC-56 29 5-002.jpg?width=200 "Cup (tasse Jasmin), part of a breakfast service (déjeuner); 1813; hard-paste porcelain and silver gilt; height: 11.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art")
![The [[Empire silhouette]] of [[Stéphanie de Beauharnais]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Großherzogin Stephanie von Baden.jpg?width=200 "The [[Empire silhouette]] of [[Stéphanie de Beauharnais]]")
 MET DT1994.jpg?width=200 "Portrait of Madame Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord, from circa 1804")
![1809 illustration which shows how male Empire fashion looks like, from ''[[Journal des dames et des modes]]''](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Costume Parisien No.945 1809.jpg?width=200 "1809 illustration which shows how male Empire fashion looks like, from ''[[Journal des dames et des modes]]''")
, Prince de Talleyrand MET DP148275.jpg?width=200 "Portrait of Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord, from 1817")
![Ruins of Samori Ture's residence at [[Bondoukou]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Samory Tore House ap 002.jpg?width=200 "Ruins of Samori Ture's residence at [[Bondoukou]]")
Wikipedia
Empire silhouette, Empire line, Empire waist or just Empire is a style in clothing in which the dress has a fitted bodice ending just below the bust, giving a high-waisted appearance, and a gathered skirt which is long and loosely fitting but skims the body rather than being supported by voluminous petticoats. The outline is especially flattering to pear shapes wishing to disguise the stomach area or emphasize the bust. The shape of the dress also helps to lengthen the body's appearance.
While the style goes back to the late 18th century, the term "Empire silhouette" arose over a century later in early 20th-century Britain; here the word empire refers to the period of the First French Empire (1804–1815); Napoleon's first Empress Joséphine de Beauharnais was influential in popularizing the style around Europe. The word "empire" is pronounced with a special quasi-French pronunciation in the fashion world.
