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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.
Dec 16 2010
Achilles gives Nestor the Prize for Wisdom by Joseph Desire Court, 1821
French / Neoclassical / Paintings (Reproductions) - 1 year ago - troycapc
A reproduction of the classic painting by the French Neo-classical great, Joseph Desire Court who was born in 1797 Rouen. He painted the work when he was twenty-four when he won the Prix de Rome. He died in 1865 Paris. The story of the prize for wisdom is found in the Odyssey of Homer when Achilles gives the prize to the elder advisor to the Achaeans at the funeral games of Achilles’ lover Patroclus. Agamemnon looks on as the prize is given. The painting is at the Mesee des Beaux Arts in Rouen, France.
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