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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/1150/1153-24.jpg
Title	Bonaparte Crossing the Saint-Bernard Pass [ Napoleon at the St. Bernard Pass].
Alternative Title	Bonaparte Crossing the Alps; Napoleon Crossing the Alps.
Creator	David, Jacques-Louis (French painter and draftsman, 1748-1825)
Date	1800
Cultural Context	French European Western European
Style/Period	Neoclassical
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Oil paintings (visual works) History paintings Figurative art Figures (representations) Portraits Men (male humans) Emperors Leaders (people) Rulers (people) Upper class Aristocrats Adults Officers (military officers) Military personnel Soldiers Armed forces Armies Equestrians Horseback riding Riding (traveling) Sitting Gesture Motion Profiles (figures) Three-quarter views Oblique views Costume (mode of fashion) Military uniforms Uniforms Collars (neckwear) Capes (outerwear) Cloaks Drapery (representations) Sashes (costume accessories) Fringe Trousers Boots Shoes (footwear) Footwear Gloves Hats Bicornes Cocked hats Headgear Cockades Swords Weapons Edged weapons Hilts Horses War horses Riding horses (animals) Animals Domestic animals Tails (animal components) Bridles Stirrups Wheels Mountains Passes (landforms) Clouds Sky Inscriptions
Subject	Paintings Oil paintings Portrait paintings Portraits Men Emperors Rulers Upper class People associated with politics & government Adults Military officers Military personnel People associated with military activities Soldiers Armies Military leadership Leadership Military mobilizations Military maneuvers Military life Riding Sitting Posing Gestures Pointing fingers Clothing & dress Military uniforms Uniforms Collars Capes (Clothing) Trousers Boots Shoes Footwear Gloves Hats Headgear Daggers & swords Arms & armament Horses Animals Locomotion Animal locomotion Wheels Mountains Passes (Landforms) Rocks Clouds Inscriptions
People Pictured	Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821
Location Depicted	Alps Great Saint Bernard Pass (Italy and Switzerland) Italy Switzerland
Material	Oil on canvas Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Canvas
Measurements	8' 10 5/8 x 7' 7 1/4 in (270.8 x 231.8 cm)
Technique	Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique)
Inscription	Lower left corner on rock: BONAPARTE; "[...] carved in the stone are the names of Hannibal and Charlemagne, who had followed the same route to Italian conquests." (p.48)
Work Type	Paintings Oil paintings Portrait paintings Portraits History paintings
Repository	Musee National du Chateau (Versailles, France) Musees Nationaux (Versailles, France)
Source	Eisenman, Stephen F. Nineteenth Century Art: A Critical History. 3rd ed. New York: Thames & Hudson, 2007. (fig. 1.29, p.47)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Eisenman courtesy: Musee National du Chateau, Versailles.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 1153-24.jpg
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