France, Paris: Crowning of Napoleon
By glenda. Filed in Art, Culture, Europe, Exhibition, France, History, Museum, Paris, Trafalgar Costsaver European Delight, Travel |
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In the Louvre, one of the largest paintings at 33 ft. x 22 ft. was unsurprisingly commissioned by Napoleon himself of his 1804 coronation. His official court painter Jacques-Louis David, created a Facebook of French politicians, Napoleon’s family and, of course a selfie of the painter himself.
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