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Description: | Napoleon commissioned a large number of portraits to promote his image as Emperor. This circular abstract composition with rays of light emanating from his head is similar to motifs used by the French Royal Family of the ancient regime. The laurel wreath around the edge, however, was a Roman device used often by Napoleon as a symbol of victory, for example in his coronation crown. Traditionally, he is said to have commissioned this painting from David to give to his sister, the Queen of Naples. She reportedly gave it to a Neopolitan noble when she was forced to flee Italy. | Subjects: | portrait | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Girodet de Roucy-Trioson, Anne-Louis (French painter and illustrator, 1767-1824) Æ Attributed to studio of Previously attributed to Dabos, Laurent (French genre painter, 1761-1835) Previously attributed to David, Jacques-Louis (French painter and draftsman, 1748-1825) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8490... | Go to resource |
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