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22: 33: 711: 115:, and they were intended to institute feelings of pride and loyalty among the troops, who would be the backbone of Napoleon's new regime. Napoleon gave an emotional speech in which he insisted that troops should defend the standards with their lives. 21: 371: 347: 129:
The final painting depicted the moment when Napoleon blessed the standards being held out towards him. Napoleon has his arm raised in imitation of ancient "
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be removed from the composition. He was preparing to divorce her, since she had failed to produce his heir.
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of the legions of Rome. The standards represented the regiments raised by the various
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The depicted event took place on 5 December 1804, three days after Napoleon's
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In early sketches of the painting, David included a winged figure of
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Saint Roch Interceding with the Virgin for the Plague-Stricken
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depicting a military ceremony in 1804 that was arranged by
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Erasistratus Discovering the Cause of Antiochus' Disease
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Saint Jerome Hears the Trumpet of the Last Judgment
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It is on display there in the 105:" that were based on the Roman 16:Painting by Jacques-Louis David 356:The Funeral Games of Patroclus 182: 159: 1: 152: 92: 28:(1810) by Jacques-Louis David 676:Mars Being Disarmed by Venus 596:Napoleon in Imperial Costume 452:The Loves of Paris and Helen 86:Sacre de l'empereur NapolĂ©on 7: 564:Portrait of Madame RĂ©camier 540:Portrait of Pierre Seriziat 468:Portrait of Madame Pastoret 388:Belisarius Begging for Alms 140: 45:is an 1810 oil painting by 10: 780: 604:The Coronation of Napoleon 572:Portrait of Cooper Penrose 412:Portrait of Alphonse Leroy 404:Andromache Mourning Hector 308:Portrait of François Buron 174:French Ministry of Culture 707: 686: 588:Portrait of Pope Pius VII 292: 206:Johnson, Dorothy (2006). 170:Reference no. 000PE005451 193:, Château de Versailles. 644:Leonidas at Thermopylae 516:The Death of Young Bara 241:– Château de Versailles 744:Neoclassical paintings 249:by Jacques-Louis David 37: 29: 754:Paintings of Napoleon 668:The Anger of Achilles 636:Napoleon in His Study 524:The Tennis Court Oath 436:The Death of Socrates 324:Minerva Fighting Mars 113:departments of France 77:Château de Versailles 68:title of the work is 55:Emperor of the French 35: 24: 420:Oath of the Horatii 396:Christ on the Cross 340:The Death of Seneca 316:Jupiter and Antiope 286:Jacques-Louis David 99:coronation ceremony 47:Jacques-Louis David 527:(1794, incomplete) 519:(1794, incomplete) 500:The Death of Marat 495:(1792, unfinished) 476:Lycurgus of Sparta 245:An oil sketch for 101:. 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Index



Jacques-Louis David
Napoleon
Emperor of the French
Roman Empire
French language
Château de Versailles
Sacre de l'empereur Napoléon
coronation ceremony
eagles
aquila
departments of France
Nike
Josephine
adlocutio
Trajan's column
List of paintings by Jacques-Louis David
Base Joconde
Reference no. 000PE005451
French Ministry of Culture
Serment de l'armée fait à l'empereur après la distribution des Aigles, 5 décembre 1804


Jacques-Louis David: New Perspectives
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978-1611492835
Serment de l'armée fait à l'empereur après la distribution des Aigles, 5 décembre 1804
An oil sketch for The Distribution of the Eagle Standards by Jacques-Louis David
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