Coronation of Napoleon in Notre-Dame, (Musée du Louvre, Paris, France, INV. 3699) : Detail, center section, Napoleon crowning Josephine

Creator:

David, Jacques-Louis, 1748-1825

Published/Created:

Musée du Louvre, Paris, Île-de-France, France INV. 3699
1805-1807

Physical Description:

6.21 m (height) x 9.79 m (width)

Materials:

oil paint on canvas

Notes:

Jacques Louis David was commissioned by Napoleon I to paint this huge canvas which depicts the splendor of the emperor’s Coronation while conveying its political and symbolic message. The painter himself was present at the ceremony, and once back in his s

Variant Titles:

Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon and the Coronation of Empress Joséphine on December 2, 1804

Topics:

Painting -- France -- 19th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Nineteenth century

Culture:

French

Accession Number:

7A1-DJL-SN-A02

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
paintings (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Paintings & Drawings
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

visual works; paintings (visual works)

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Addition Module Eight

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2013; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Original Repository:

Paris, France: Musée du Louvre

Local Record Number:

4654

OID:

10903956

PID:

digcoll:2297210