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The Apollo Belvedere (also called the Belvedere Apollo, Apollo of the Belvedere, or Pythian Apollo) [1] is a celebrated marble sculpture from classical antiquity.. The work has been dated to mid-way through the 2nd century A.D. and is considered to be a Roman copy of an original bronze statue created between 330 and 320 B.C. by the Greek sculptor Leochares. [2]
Napoleon Crossing the Alps (also known as Napoleon at the Saint-Bernard Pass or Bonaparte Crossing the Alps; listed as Le Premier Consul franchissant les Alpes au col du Grand Saint-Bernard) is a series of five oil on canvas equestrian portraits of Napoleon Bonaparte painted by the French artist Jacques-Louis David between 1801 and 1805.
[3] [4] The painting depicts Napoleon Bonaparte leading his army through the Alps on a mule, a journey Napoleon and his army of soldiers made in the spring of 1800 [5] in an attempt to surprise the Austrian army in Italy. [6] [7] Several versions of this painting exist: in the Louvre- Lens and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool, England. Queen ...
Rare Renaissance work, the Apollo Belvedere, goes on show at the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
The Battle of Friedland (painting) The Battle of Jena; The Battle of Smolensk; The Battle of the Pyramids (painting) The Battle of Wagram; The Battle of Waterloo (painting, Sadler II) The Black Brunswicker; Bonaparte at the Pont d'Arcole; Bonaparte Before the Sphinx; Bonaparte Crossing the Alps; Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa ...
Napoleon showing off the Apollo Belvedere and Laocoön group, French aquatint, 1797. Still, the French justified their seizures by appealing to the right of conquest and republican ideals of artistic appreciation, [1]: 124 as well as the advancement of scientific knowledge and the "scientific cosmopolitanism" of the Republic of Letters.
Portrait of Joseph Bonaparte is an 1808 portrait painting by the French artist François Gérard. [1] [2] It depicts Joseph Bonaparte, recently created King of Spain, in his coronation robes. [3] Joseph, the elder brother of Napoleon, had been King of Naples until he had been placed on the throne of Spain which triggered the Peninsular War.
The Musée Napoléon reverted to being the Louvre and its looted sculptures such as the Apollo Belvedere were returned to their original collections. The removal of the Napoleon was also mooted, and Canova offered to re-purchase it. It was sold to the British government in 1816 for 66,000 francs (then under £3,000), which the Louvre spent on ...