Jacques Louis David Napoleon Crossing The Saint Bernard

To link himself to these historic leaders napoleon instructed david to inscribe his own name along with hannibal and charlemagne on the rocks in the foreground.

Jacques louis david napoleon crossing the saint bernard. Kauffmann cornelia presenting her children as her treasures. The art of jacques louis david is a prime example of neoclassicism a style of history painting that flourished in france during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Jacques louis david napoleon crossing the alps or bonaparte at the st bernard pass 1800 1 oil on canvas 261 x 221 cm chateau de malmaison rueil malmaison some find it stiff and lifeless proof of david s ineptness at capturing movement. Jacques louis david formerly attributed to jérôme martin langlois 1802 height.

Napoleon crossing the alps also known as napoleon at the saint bernard pass or bonaparte crossing the alps. Despite the fact that napoleon actually crossed the alps on a mule he is presented here heroically balanced on a powerful rearing horse a popular motif found in earlier portraits of great european rulers. In jacques louis david s napoleon bonaparte first consul crossing the alps at great st. Reacting against the highly ornamented and florid art of the rococo david drew upon subjects from ancient european history and classical civilizations such as in the death of socrates 1787 and oath of the horatii 1784.

Where jacques louis david lived most of his life. Napoleon crossing the alps at mont saint bernard. Bernard pass 20 may 1800 of 1803 a uniformed napoleon sits comfortably astride a wild eyed rearing horse on a snow covered mountainside his bright red cape whipped by the wind. Bonaparte crossing the grand saint bernard pass 20 may 1800.

This is the belvedere version of napoleon crossing the alps also known as napoleon at the saint bernard pass or bonaparte crossing the alps which are the titles given to the five versions of an oil on canvas equestrian portrait of napoleon bonaparte painted by the french artist jacques louis david between 1801 and 1805. Napoleon crossing the alps at the st bernard pass 20th may 1800 was created in 1801 by jacques louis david in neoclassicism style. 3rd version for the hôtel des invalides. Girodet the sleep of endymion.

Initially commissioned by the king of spain the composition. 273 cm 107 4 in. This is the currently selected item. David the intervention of the sabine women.

Listed as le premier consul franchissant les alpes au col du grand saint bernard is any of five versions of an oil on canvas equestrian portrait of napoleon bonaparte painted by the french artist jacques louis david between 1801 and 1805. During that period a young napoleon bonaparte was sent from corsica to a military school in france. David and the death of marat. February 28 2013 napoleon de bonaparte.