Artwork
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne is an oil painting by the Neoclassicist artist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. It dates from 1806 and is held in the collection of the Department of Paintings of the Louvre.
About this work
Overview
This 1806 oil painting, titled Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne, depicts Napoleon I of France.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait shows Napoleon in his coronation attire, seated on his throne, conveying the power and grandeur of the French emperor.
Technique & Style
The work is characteristic of Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres' style, exemplifying Neoclassicism with its emphasis on precise draftsmanship and formal composition.
Artist & collection
Artist
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres was a French Neoclassical painter. Ingres was profoundly influenced by past artistic traditions and aspired to become the guardian of academic orthodoxy against the ascendant Romantic…
Museum
Department of Paintings of the Louvre
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