The Coronation of Napoleon
Jacques-Louis David · 1807
The story
The Coronation of Napoleon is a painting completed in 1807 by Jacques-Louis David, the official painter of Napoleon, depicting the coronation of Napoleon at Notre-Dame de Paris. The oil painting has imposing dimensions – it is almost 10 metres (33 ft) wide by a little over 6 metres (20 ft) tall. The work is on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France.
- Artist
- Jacques-Louis David
- Date
- 1807
- Collection
- Louvre, Paris, France
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 621 × 979 cm
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