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May 10 2011
Cincinnatus Abandons the Plow
Academician / Greco-Roman / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) / Spanish - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of ” Cincinato abandona el arado para dictar leyes a Roma ” by Juan Antonio Ribera of 1806. This is a pivotal scene from the history of the early Roman Republic. At the urging of his countrymen during an existential crisis, Cincinnatus unwillingly abandons his simple farm to take up command of the Roman Republic. The constitution of the early democracy had a provision for one man to take total control of the state and this burden Cincinnatus took up. Ribera was twenty-seven when he produced this masterpiece which is a fine example of his Neoclassical style. He studied in Paris under David and in 1811 became court painter to the exiled Charles IV of Spain. He continued as court painter under Ferdinand VII and Isabella II and directed what became the Museo del Prado for three years before his death in Madrid in 1860.
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Feb 13 2011
Bonaparte Crossing the Saint Bernard Pass, Jacques-Louis David
French / Inspirational prints / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
This is a reproduction of “Napoleon Crossing the Alps” by Jacques-Louis David. It is one of five renditions of the same painting that were executed between 1801 and 1805 commissioned by Charles IV, the king of Spain. The event occurred in May of 1800 and David received the commission from the Spanish court. When Napoleon heard of the commission he instructed David to produce three additional paintings. On his own, David produced yet a fifth version which he retained in his own possession. The equestrian presentation and the dramatic pose of Napoleon had little relation to reality but the painting from the beginning was designed to be propaganda. However the effect of the painting on the history of art has been profound and long-lasting. This particular version in at Versailles.
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