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Napoleon Crossing the Alps

by on Apr.07, 2010, under art, history, painting

Napoleon

The heroic version by David

Napoleon Crossing the Alps (also known as Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass or Bonaparte Crossing the Alps) is the title given to the five versions of an oil on canvas equestrian portrait of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David between 1811 and 1815. Initially commissioned by the king of Spain, the composition shows a strongly idealized view of the real crossing that Napoleon and his army made across the Alps through the Great St. Bernard Pass in May 1800.

Read more about David’s five versions of the painting via Napoleon Crossing the Alps – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Delaroche_-_Bonaparte_franchissant_les_Alpes

The more realistic version by Delaroche

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