Search for Treasure Worldwide Chapter 1324: Arrogant Napoleon
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At six o'clock in the afternoon, after taking a quick look at many important paintings in the French Oil Painting Gallery, Ye Tian and the others finally came to the most important painting in the exhibition hall and began to stop and admire this famous painting.
This painting is "The Coronation of Napoleon I", one of the most important works of art in the Louvre. It has been displayed in the Louvre since its birth and is never allowed to leave.
"The Coronation of Napoleon I" is an oil painting created between 1805 and 1807 by Jacques-Louis David, a famous French painter and founder of neoclassicism.
Jacques-Louis David was the most important French painter before and after the French Revolution. He was also Napoleon's court painter. He painted many famous paintings praising Napoleon's great achievements.
At the same time, he is also the darling of the Louvre and one of the painters with the largest collection of paintings in the Louvre!
Along the way from the Grand Gallery to the French Oil Painting Gallery, Ye Tian and the others have seen no less than twenty paintings of David, including "The Oath of the Brothers of Horatii", "The Mediation of the Sabine Women" and other world-famous paintings. Famous paintings.
In this painting "The Coronation of Napoleon I", David used his own brush to truly record the coronation ceremony of the king held at Notre Dame de Paris in 1804, which is of great historical significance.
This is a masterpiece. The oil painting is very large in size, about 9.3 meters wide and 6.1 meters high. The painting covers an area of more than 50 square meters and occupies an entire wall in the exhibition hall. It has a shocking effect!
In addition to the size, there are more than 150 characters in this painting. Each character has different clothes, postures and expressions. Each character is painted very vividly and vividly!
The complex on-site environment of the coronation ceremony, the light and shadow effects that many characters should have, and the grasp of complex color levels all determine that this is a huge figure oil painting that is extremely difficult!
From accepting Napoleon's commission, I went to Notre Dame de Paris to observe the coronation ceremony live, made a panoramic model of the coronation ceremony, started drafting, and started painting.
In order to complete this masterpiece, David spent a total of more than two years and nearly three years!
As soon as this painting was published, it immediately caused a huge sensation. Napoleon was very satisfied, so he collected it and displayed it in his palace, the Louvre!
At the same time, this masterpiece has also become David's most famous masterpiece and an unsurpassable pinnacle of neoclassicism!
In the center of the painting, Napoleon, who is wearing purple velvet and a gorgeous embroidered cloak, has already put on a crown. His hands are holding a small crown, ready to put it on the head of Queen Josephine who is kneeling in front of him.
The purple velvet cloak behind Josephine was carried by two noble women. Behind Napoleon, Pope Pius VII sat. His posture and expression looked quite helpless, and he could only acquiesce to the scene in front of him. .
The whole painting is very solemn and grand. There are more than 150 characters in the painting. Each character is depicted with a precise portrait, meticulous and very vivid!
Especially Napoleon and Josephine, whether it is their appearance, movements, expressions, or even the embroidery on their clothes, they can withstand careful observation with a high-power magnifying glass, and almost no flaws can be found.
The people surrounding Napoleon and Josephine included palace dignitaries, ministers, generals, officials, ladies, cardinals, envoys from various countries, etc.
At the top of the painting, Napoleon's mother Maria Ramolino sat on a golden throne, watching the ongoing coronation ceremony with a smile on her face.
In fact, this character was added by David on his own initiative!
Due to some disputes between Napoleon and his brother Lucien, Napoleon's mother, who was on Lucien's side, did not attend Napoleon's coronation ceremony!
Although this was David's own initiative, Napoleon was very grateful to David. His actions undoubtedly made the painting more perfect and beautified Napoleon's image.
In addition, David also painted himself into this masterpiece, which is very inconspicuous in a corner of the stands upstairs.
It can be said that this painting "The Coronation Ceremony of Napoleon I" is the meticulous work of the painter David in his life, which fully utilizes David's outstanding talents in sketching, modeling and color sketching!
All the characters in the painting have both physical appearance and spirit, and the colors follow the overall concept. The golden light and grandeur of the painting fully reflect the strong texture of the characters' clothing and the environment inside the palace.
Since the Renaissance, the seriousness of classical painting has reached such a level, which is unprecedented among painters at that time!
After standing in front of this painting and admiring it carefully for two or three minutes, everyone finally woke up from the shock.
Immediately afterwards, Betty whispered with emotion:
"Wow! Not only is this painting huge in size, but the scene of the coronation ceremony is even grander and shocking! Although the previous painting "The Wedding at Cana" was larger in size, its visual impact was not as good as this one! ”
Ye Tian turned to look at Betty, then smiled and whispered:
"The reason for this difference is mainly due to the subject matter. Although "The Wedding at Cana" is larger in size and has many characters, it is only a wedding after all!
This painting "The Coronation of Napoleon I" is different. It depicts a very important historical event and the coronation of a king. Naturally, the two cannot be compared.
Coupled with Napoleon's huge fame and neoclassical painting style, the shocking effect of "The Coronation of Napoleon I" is obviously stronger than that of "The Wedding at Cana""
As soon as he finished speaking, Anderson on the other side interrupted and said:
"Stephen, please explain this painting to everyone. This painting is called "The Coronation of Napoleon I". Why was it Napoleon who crowned Queen Josephine?
The Pope sitting behind Napoleon looks more like a guest attending the ceremony than someone who came to Paris to crown Napoleon. Is there any story behind this? "
Ye Tian nodded slightly and immediately began to explain this world-famous painting.
“To appreciate this painting, you must understand the background of its creation. After Napoleon proclaimed himself emperor in November 1804, in order to consolidate his throne, he decided to hold a coronation ceremony.
As the French emperor, Napoleon once ravaged Italy crazily. With an extremely arrogant attitude, he asked the then Pope Pius VII to come to Paris in person to crown him.
Napoleon's purpose is very clear, which is to use the huge religious appeal of Pope Pius VII to make the French people and the European people recognize his 'legitimate status'.
During the coronation ceremony, Napoleon refused to kneel before the Pope and asked Pius VII to crown him. He took the crown directly and put it on his head, completing his self-coronation!
When later painting the "Coronation of Napoleon I", the painter David took great pains to avoid this embarrassing scene and chose the second half of the scene when the emperor crowned the queen.
In this way, it not only highlights Napoleon's central position in the picture, but also does not embarrass the Pope. At the same time, it also maintains the legitimacy of the coronation ceremony, and everyone is happy.
However, David is still playing tricks here. Take a closer look at the expression and movements of Pope Pius VII. His expression looks very depressed, and he looks like he dares to be angry but dare not speak.
Looking at the **** he stretched forward, they pointed in the direction of Napoleon's back. Judging from the situation at that time, Pope Pius VII was not sure how to curse Napoleon! "
"Hahaha"
There was a chuckle at the scene, Betty and Anderson both laughed, and they were all overjoyed.
Several visitors who were closer also laughed at Ye Tian's explanation and were very happy.
When the laughter subsided, Ye Tian picked up what he had just said and continued to explain this world-famous painting to Betty and the others. It was still very professional, lively and exciting!
While explaining, he also secretly turned on perspective and began to quickly scan this world-famous painting, hoping to discover some surprising secrets!