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Jacques-Louis David: The Coronation of Napoleon  wikidata:Q1231009 reasonator:Q1231009
Artist
Jacques-Louis David  (1748–1825)  wikidata:Q83155 q:it:Jacques-Louis David
 
Jacques-Louis David
Description French painter, politician and architectural draftsperson
Date of birth/death 30 August 1748 Edit this at Wikidata 29 December 1825 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Paris Edit this at Wikidata City of Brussels Edit this at Wikidata
Work period neoclassicism
era QS:P2348,Q14378
Work location
Paris, Rome, City of Brussels
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q83155
and
Georges Rouget  (1783–1869)  wikidata:Q2164632
 
Georges Rouget
Alternative names
Marie-Georges-Louis Rouget; Rouget
Description French painter and etcher
Date of birth/death 26 August 1783 Edit this at Wikidata 9 April 1869 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Paris Edit this at Wikidata Paris Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
France (1797-1869)
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q2164632
image of artwork listed in title parameter on this page
Title

label QS:Lde,"Krönung von Kaiser Napoleon I. und Krönung der Kaiserin Josephine in der Notre-Dame de Paris, 2. Dezember 1804"
label QS:Lnl,"Kroning van keizer Napoleon I en de kroning van keizerin Josephine in de Notre-Dame van Parijs, 2 december 1804"
Object type painting Edit this at Wikidata
Genre history painting Edit this at Wikidata
Description
Joséphine kneels before Napoléon during his coronation at Notre Dame. Behind him sits pope Pius VII.
Depicted people
Date between 1805 and 1807
date QS:P571,+1805-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1805-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1807-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium oil on canvas
medium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q12321255,P518,Q861259
Dimensions height: 621 cm (20.3 ft); width: 979 cm (10.7 yd)
dimensions QS:P2048,621U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,979U174728
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Peinture française, room 75: Daru. Denon, 1st floor.
This work is part of the collections of the Louvre (Department of Paintings).
Accession number
INV 3699
Place of creation France Edit this at Wikidata
Object history

1804: commissioned by Napoleon I, Paris (It remained the property of the artist)
1819: transferred to Musée Royal, Paris, from Jacques-Louis David, Paris
1837: transferred to Musée Versailles, Versailles, from Musée Royal, Paris

1889: transferred to Musée de Louvre, Paris, from Musée Versailles, Versailles
Exhibition history
Inscriptions

Signature bottom right:

L.David F.ebat
[Louis David has made this]

Date bottom left:

1806 et 1807
According to Joconde. Could not find it. Please check!
Notes

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References

Joconde database: entry 000PE000839

Musée du Louvre, Atlas database: entry 22500
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  • Detail showing the mother of Napoleon
    Detail showing the mother of Napoleon
  • Detail showing Napoleon
    Detail showing Napoleon
  • Detail showing Jacques-Louis David, the artist
    Detail showing Jacques-Louis David, the artist
  • Painting based on a detail of this artwork, showing Pope Pius VII
    Painting based on a detail of this artwork, showing Pope Pius VII
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    Detail
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    Different version
  • Detail showing Halet Efendi
    Detail showing Halet Efendi
Camera location48° 51′ 11.6″ N, 2° 20′ 56.5″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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48°51'11.599"N, 2°20'56.501"E

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current22:20, 30 May 2018Thumbnail for version as of 22:20, 30 May 20182,200 × 1,375 (3.77 MB)HohumColour adjust from reference images
22:09, 30 May 2018Thumbnail for version as of 22:09, 30 May 20182,200 × 1,375 (4.03 MB)Hohumrv, blown highlights not an improvement
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00:45, 15 August 2009Thumbnail for version as of 00:45, 15 August 20092,200 × 1,375 (4.03 MB)Adam Cuerden{{Painting| |Title={{en| The Coronation of Napoleon}} |Technique={{Oil on canvas}} |Dimensions={{en| 610 × 931 cm}} |Location={{en| Paris}} |Country={{en| France}} |Gallery={{fr| Musée du Louvre}} |Notes= Cropped a bit tight on right and possibly bottom

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