The Coronation of Napoleon

The Coronation of Napoleon is a painting completed in 1807 by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon. The painting has imposing dimensions, as it is almost ten metres by six. The crowning and the coronation took place at Notre-Dame de Paris, a way for Napoleon to make it clear that he was a son of the Revolution. The work was commissioned by Napoleon orally in September 1804 and its official title is "Consecration of the Emperor Na... more

The Coronation of Napoleon is a painting completed in 1807 by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon. The painting has imposing dimensions, as it is almost ten metres by six. The crowning and the coronation took place at Notre-Dame de Paris, a way for Napoleon to make it clear that he was a son of the Revolution. The work was commissioned by Napoleon orally in September 1804 and its official title is "Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Josephine in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris on 2 December 1804." Jacques-Louis David began his execution on 21 December 1805 in the former chapel of the College of Cluny, near the Sorbonne, which serves as a workshop. Assisted by his student Georges Rouget, he put the finishing touches in November 1807. From 7 February to 21 March 1808, the work was exhibited at the Salon annual painting display in 1810, and it is presented to the decennial price competition. The picture remained the property of... less