The+Coronation+of+Napoleon

= The Coronation of Napoleon = The Coronation of Napoleon is a painting by Jacques-Louis David. It was created in 1807 and is 33ft wide and 20ft tall. The painting is of Napoleon during his coronation. Napoleon's coronation took place at Notre-Dame in France. This was painted because it was the 1st time someone crowned himself.  The painting was first thought of when Napoleon was planning his coronation. The plans were pretty similar to other coronations. But Napoleon said " To be a king is to inherit old ideas and genealogy. I don't want to descend from anyone." Napoleon basically wanted to have everything based off of what he wants and believes no matter what anyone thought. In the plans however, as it normally would go, the Pope would crown Napoleon. But as the Pope was about to crown Napoleon, Napoleon took the crown from the Pope's hands and crowned himself. Later found, Napoleon always planned on crowning himself. Napoleon had Jacques-Louis David originally hired to do a painting, Jacques-Louis David of course chose the moment of Napoleon crowning himself to paint. Although the painting has some incorrect details to it, purposely done. One was that [|Joseph Bonaparte] , had an argument with Napoleon so he was not invited and did not attend, but he was painted in the artwork. Another incorrect detail was that [|Maria Letizia Ramolino]  also did not attend but was painted in honor of her death. Lastly, the Pope has his hands crossed in his lap, but Napoleon demanded that the Pope should be an ointing the proceedings.  This art has meaning to the culture we are studying. It has meaning because we will see it in the Louvre. Also this is an important event to French history that we are learning. This was the 1st time someone crowned himself. Also when learning and touring, we will learn more about Napoleon and how he ruled. His coronation was the first impression we had of Napoleon, which was a big impression.  