Jacques Louis David Napoleon Leading The Army Over The Alps

Napoleon crossing the alps also known as napoleon at the saint bernard pass or bonaparte crossing the alps.

Jacques louis david napoleon leading the army over the alps. The title napoleon crossing the alps at the st bernard pass was given to the 5 versions of the oil on canvas napoleon bonaparte s equestrian portrait painted by jacques louis david in 1801 05. It is based on jacques louis david s 1801 equestrian portrait napoleon crossing the alps this painting was chosen by a man who kehinde had approached in the streets. Sperm detail kehinde wiley napoleon leading the army over the alps 2005 oil paint on canvas 274 3 x 274 3 cm 108 x 108 in brooklyn museum of art new york photo. 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.

For the first time ever kehinde wiley s iconic napoleon leading the army over the alps 2005 painting is now on view alongside its original inspiration jacques louis david s bonaparte. 274 3 x 274 3 cm. In jacques louis david s napoleon bonaparte first consul crossing the alps at great st. Napoleon detail 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 bonaparte s gloveless right hand points up towards the invisible summit more for us to follow one feels than the soldiers in the distance.

Gayle clemans the background is also infused with tiny paintings of sperm wiley s way of poking fun at the highly charged masculinity and propagation of gendered identity that are involved in the western tradition of. The basic composition of wiley s painting is the same as the 200 year old. Brooklyn museum partial gift of suzi and andrew booke cohen in memory of ilene r booke and in honor of arnold l. The king of spain was the one who initially commissioned the painting.

Napoleon leading the army over the alps is an equestrian portrait of a youthful black male painted by the contemporary artist kehinde wiley in 2005. One hand firmly grips the reins while the other points skyward over the. 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.