Jacques Louis David Napoleon Coronation

The coronation of napoleon french.

Jacques louis david napoleon coronation. It s held in the louvre museum in paris france. The coronation of napoleon is an oil painting produced between 1805 and 1807 by french painter jacques louis david. 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. He is the central subject of this composition.

The painting has impressive dimensions as it s about 33 feet wide by approximately 20 feet tall. Le sacre de napoléon is a painting completed in 1807 by jacques louis david the official painter of napoleon depicting the coronation of napoleon i at notre dame de paris the painting has imposing dimensions as it is almost 10 metres 33 ft wide by a little over 6 metres 20 ft tall. Napoleon bonaparte also known as. The official title of the coronation of napoleon was consecration of the emperor napoleon i and coronation of the empress josephine in the cathedral of notre dame de paris.

David jacques louis david executed the coronation of napoleon in 1807. This painting is officially entitled the coronation of the emperor napoleon i and the crowning of the empress joséphine in notre dame cathedral on december 2 1804. The coronation of napoleon as emperor that took place on sunday december 2 1804 was a masterful act. Coronation of empress josephine by napoleon i at notre dame de paris 2 december 1804 1806 1807.

The coronation of napoleon by jacques louis david shows all eyes turned towards napoleon and the crown. Le sacre de napoléon is a painting completed in 1807 by jacques louis david the official painter of napoleon depicting the coronation of napoleon i at notre dame de paris the painting has imposing dimensions as it is almost 10 metres 33 ft wide by a little over 6 metres 20 ft tall. The original is on the first floor room 702 of the denon wing in the louvre a copy by david is in the coronation room of the palace of versailles. The painting depicts the coronation of napoleon which took place on 2 december 1804 at notre dame de paris paris.

Napoleon is standing dressed in coronation robes similar to those of roman emperors.