Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Coronation of Napoleon in Notre-Dame

Preferred Title: 
Coronation of Napoleon in Notre-Dame
Alternate Title: 
Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of Empress Joséphine on December 2, 1804
Image View: 
Detail, center section, Napoleon crowning Josephine
Creator: 
Jacques-Louis David (French painter, 1748-1825)
Location: 
repository: Musée du Louvre (Paris, Île-de-France, France) INV. 3699
GPS: 
+48.861045+2.335787
Date: 
1805-1807 (creation)
Cultural Context: 
French
Style Period: 
Nineteenth century
Work Type 1: 
painting (visual work)
Classification: 
painting
Material: 
oil paint on canvas
Technique: 
oil painting (technique)
Measurements: 
6.21 m (height) x 9.79 m (width)
Description: 
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/)
Image Description: 
Napoleon's mother (added in the painting, not actually present at the ceremony is in the balcony at center). The Pope is seated at the right.
Collection: 
Archivision Addition Module Eight
Identifier: 
7A1-DJL-SN-A02
Rights: 
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.