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The Coronation of Napoleon [a] (French: Le Sacre de Napoléon) is a painting completed in 1807 by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon, depicting the coronation of Napoleon at Notre-Dame de Paris.
The Coronation of Napoleon [lower-alpha 1] (French: Le Sacre de Napoléon) is a painting completed in 1807 by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon, depicting the coronation of Napoleon at Notre-Dame de Paris.
Consecration of the Emperor Napoléon I and Coronation of the Empress Joséphine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris on December 2, 1804 by Jacques-Louis David (completed in 1808) Date December 2, 1804
Beauharnais's widow, Joséphine, went on to marry Napoleon Bonaparte and became his empress; David himself depicted their coronation in the Coronation of Napoleon and Josephine, 2 December 1804. Historical painter encouraged by the government , 1814 caricature, Bodleian Library .
Jan 13, 2024 · From designing Napoleon's coronation to his historic battles, Janty Yates and David Crossman drew upon historical texts and paintings for inspiration.
- Jazz Tangcay
Jacques Louis David’s gigantic painting of Napoleon crowning his wife as Empress Josephine was shown on three occasions at the Musée du Louvre between 1808 and 1810. These public spectacles were highly political, celebratory endorsements of Napoleon’s audacious claim to power in 1804.
Jacques-Louis David’s career spanned the upheavals of late 18th- and early 19th-century France, including revolution, the gutting of the monarchy, counter-revolution, the advent of a self-appointed French emperor (Napoleon), and finally restoration of the monarchy.
