Who created "The Public Viewing David’s "Coronation" at the Louvre"?

The Public Viewing David’s "Coronation" at the Louvre was created by Louis Léopold Boilly in 1810.

What medium is "The Public Viewing David’s "Coronation" at the Louvre"?

The Public Viewing David’s "Coronation" at the Louvre is Oil on canvas.

Is "The Public Viewing David’s "Coronation" at the Louvre" in the public domain?

Yes, The Public Viewing David’s "Coronation" at the Louvre is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Public Viewing David’s "Coronation" at the Louvre

Louis Léopold Boilly

1810

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

24 1/4 x 32 1/2 in. (61.6 x 82.6 cm)

Classification

Paintings

Department

European Paintings

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2012

Accession Number

2012.156

Tags

MuseumsChildrenMenWomen

Art Historical Context

In 1810, French painter Louis Léopold Bo captured a lively moment of cultural fervor in *The Public Viewing David’sCoronation" at the*. This oil on canvas depicts a diverse crowd—men, women, and children—athered in the grand halls of the Louvre, eagerly examining Jacques-Louis David's monumental *Consecration of the Emperor Napoleon I and Coronation of the Empress Joséphine* (exhibited there since 1808). Boilly, a master of intimate genre scenes, immortalizes the public's with this neoclassical masterpiece, which celebrated Napoleon's imperial ambitions amid the post-Revolutionary era. Boilly...

About the Artist

Louis Léopold Boilly · 1761–1845

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