Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)
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Saskia, Ltd., Cultural Documentation
Abstract
Appointed official painter to the Emperor in December 1804, David was given the task of commemorating the Coronation festivities in four huge canvasses, only two of which were executed (the Distribution of the Eagles is at Versailles), This ceremony took place in the cathedral of Notre-Dame in Paris. David chose to show the episode following the actual consecration: Napoleon crowning Josephine while Pope Pius VII gives him his blessing. The action is only a small part of a composition conceived as an enormous group portrait containing over a hundred figures.
Keywords
Paris, France, Paris, France, Style: French Neoclassical, School: Neoclassical, Movement: Neoclassicism, French, Painting;, Painting
Geographic Location
Paris, France; Paris, France
Type
StillImage
Rights
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Media Type
Paintings; Pictures
Holding Location
University of South Florida
Identifier
A01-NFF0971
Recommended Citation
Unknown, "The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of Empress Josephine (December 2, 1804) (detail)" (2022). Art and Art History Collection (Saskia). 2826.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/saskia/2826
