The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon (1769-1821) and the Coronation of the Empress Josephine (1763-1814) by Pope Pius VII, 2nd December 1804, 1806-07

ID: #23210 | Classicism | People

Date: 1807
Medium: oil on canvas
Location: Louvre, Paris, France

David painted picture The Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon (1769-1821) and the Coronation of the Empress Josephine (1763-1814) by Pope Pius VII, 2nd December 1804, 1806-07 in 1807. Prevailing color of this fine art print is green and its shape is landscape. This art piece is located in Louvre, Paris, France. This image is printed on demand - you can choose material, size and finishing.

Jacques-Louis David (1748-1825). French painter. David lived in a time of political turmoil that affected not only our existence, but also his paintings. Indeed, they predetermined the motives of his paintings. He adapted to the times – during the monarchy, he painted members of the royal family, during the revolutionary republic and in the era of the French Empire, he made portraits of Napoleon. He was attracted by the ideal of beauty of ancient art, and he subordinated his composition and sophistication to this ideal. His work is accurate, error-free, compositionally and technically perfect. He uses light and colour curtly. His paintings helped establish the French Classicist school and became a precursor of romanticism.