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Napoleon I on his Imperial Throne
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1806
A monumental oil painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting Napoleon Bonaparte in his coronation robes, seated on a circular-backed throne with various imperial regalia.
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Painted in 1806, this portrait depicts Napoleon I in a highly stylized, frontal pose reminiscent of Jupiter or Byzantine depictions of Christ in Majesty. The emperor is shown wearing a gold-embroidered crimson velvet robe and holding the scepter of Charlemagne and the hand of justice.
The work was criticized at the 1806 Salon for its archaic style and 'Gothic' appearance, which departed from the prevailing Neoclassical trends of the time. It is currently held in the Musée de l'Armée in Paris.
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