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Apotheose d'Napoleon
Apotheose d'Napoleon
Date:
ca. 1835
Location:
Not on display
Century:
19th Century AD
Media:
Woodblock With Hand Color
Dimensions:
Image: 418 x 635 mm (16 7/16 x 25 in.)
Department:
Achenbach Foundation
Object Type:
Print
Country:
France
Continent:
Europe
Accession Number:
1983.1.17
Acquisition Date:
1983-01-01
Credit Line:

Gift of Callaway Baze

Exhibition History:

CPLH, Recent Acquisitions of the AFGA, 1983-1984, Part I 1500-1940, 12 Jan - 17 March 1985.

Napoleon (center) glorified in heavenly scene. He is surrounded by major historical figures, generals and heroes (e.g., Alexander, Caesar, Frederick II) playing musical instruments (harp, horn) and paying allegiance to him. At left, a French officer reaches out to crown Napoleon with a laurel wreath. Behind Napoleon: concrete monument with Egyptian sphinx and round surface engraved “Temple of Glory”. Above monument: five-pointed star. Beside the monument (right), a man in Egyptian dress waits to escort Napoleon onto the monument. Foreground: eagle grasping crossed eagle-headed staffs with braids; bands of laurel, oak leaves. Epinal

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