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11+ Napoleon Crossing The Alps Painting By David PNG. Nobody knows if the portraits of the great men resemble them, it is enough like many equestrian portraits, a genre favored by royalty, napoleon crossing the alps is a portrait of authority. Napoleon is pictured astride a rearing arabian stallion.
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Commissioned in 1800 by the king of spain, david's celebrated portrait of napoleon was completed the following year and two subsequent copies were made in the years following 1801. Napoleon crossing the alps on 20th may 1800, 1803 artist: Napoleon crossing the alps painting by jacques louis david art reproduction.
It shows the french leader astride a ramping horse during his army's may 1800 crossing.
Napoleon crossing the alps has been criticized for its stiffness, which makes it seem more a statue than a frozen moment. Topofart.com art reproductions studio painting title: Bernard pass before the battle of marengo in 1800. Famously, napoleon offered david little support in executing the painting.
