Detail View: Archivision Base to Module 9: Coronation of Napoleon in Notre-Dame
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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, right side of painting
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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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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Eight
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Identifier:
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7A1-DJL-SN-A09
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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