Smarthistory – Jacques-Louis David, Napoleon Crossing the Alps
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WEBDec 6, 2023 · Significantly, he signs and dates Napoleon Crossing the Alps on the horse’s breastplate, a device used to hold the saddle firmly in place. The breastplate also serves as a constraint, though, and given his later huge commissions, such as The Coronation of Napoleon , one wonders if David’s creative genius was inhibited as a result of his ...
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