Preferred Title:
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Coronation of Napoleon in Notre-Dame
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Alternate Title:
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Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of Empress Joséphine on December 2, 1804
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Image View:
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Detail, center section, Napoleon crowning Josephine
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Creator:
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Jacques-Louis David (French painter, 1748-1825)
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Location:
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repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France) INV. 3699
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GPS:
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+48.861045+2.335787
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Date:
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1805-1807 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Nineteenth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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painting
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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6.21 m (height) x 9.79 m (width)
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Description:
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Jacques Louis David was commissioned by Napoleon I to paint this huge canvas which depicts the splendor of the emperor?s Coronation while conveying its political and symbolic message. The painter himself was present at the ceremony, and once back in his studio portrayed the colorful congregation with realism, combining accuracy with artistry while also complying with the Emperor?s instructions. He made exhaustive preliminary studies for all the personages to be shown and enlisted the help of Ignace-Eugène-Marie Degotti (died 1824), a scene painter from the Paris Opéra, for difficulties he encountered with perspective. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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Image Description:
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Napoleon's brothers and sisters are to the left. His mother (added in the painting, not actually present at the ceremony is in the balcony at center).
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Eight
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Identifier:
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7A1-DJL-SN-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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