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Napoleon Crossing the Alps, oil equestrian portrait by celebrated French artist Jacques-Louis David that was completed in 1801. This idealized portrait is perhaps the most powerful portrayal of Napoleon. David was the ultimate political artist.
Napoleon Crossing the Alps (also known as Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass or Bonaparte Crossing the Alps; listed as Le Premier Consul franchissant les Alpes au col du Grand Saint-Bernard) is a series of five oil on canvas equestrian portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David between 1801 and 1805.
The painting depicts Napoleon Bonaparte leading his army through the Alps on a mule, a journey Napoleon and his army of soldiers made in the spring of 1800 in an attempt to surprise the Austrian army in Italy. Several versions of this painting exist: in the Louvre- Lens and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool
6 de dic. de 2023 · Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps or Bonaparte at the St Bernard Pass, 1802, oil on canvas, 273 x 234 cm (originally in the Hôtel des Invalides, Paris, 1802–16; since 1834 in the Palace of Versailles, France)
By Ben Pollitt. Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps or Bonaparte at the St Bernard Pass, 1800–01, oil on canvas, 261 x 221 cm (Chateau de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison) Some find it stiff and lifeless, proof of Jacques-Louis David’s ineptness at capturing movement. Some see it not as art, but propaganda, pure and simple.
Giovanni Segantini 1897. The J. Paul Getty Museum. Los Angeles, United States. "Spring in the Alps " depicts a panoramic alpine landscape near the village of Soglio—visible on the right with its...
9 de feb. de 2023 · This article explored Napoleon Crossing the Alps by Jacques-Louis David, discussing several aspects of it, like when the painting was created, and who commissioned it, as well as interesting details about Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass and his depiction as a powerful French leader.
