The Death of Socrates is completed in 1787‚ oil on canvas painting by Jacques-Louis David‚ a French painter in the Neoclassicism period who’s born in Angst 30‚ 1748 and died on December 29‚ 1825. The painting’s dimension is 129.5cm x 196.2 cm‚ and it is located in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jacques-Louis David was born into a wealthy family in Paris. When he was 16 years old‚ he admitted to the Royal Academy of Painting Sculpture learning. After several failures in competitions and finding
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Napoleon From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia For other uses‚ see Napoleon (disambiguation). Napoleon I The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries‚ by Jacques-Louis David‚ 1812 Emperor of the French Reign 18 May 1804 – 11 April 1814 20 March 1815 – 22 June 1815 Coronation 2 December 1804 Predecessor None (himself as First Consul of the French First Republic; previous ruling monarch was Louis XVI) Successor Louis XVIII (de jure in 1814) King of Italy Reign 17 March 1805 –
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Napoleon Napoleon rose to power during the aftermath of the French Revolution. He staged a coup d’état and installed himself as First Consul‚ later becoming the emperor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest military commanders of all time because of his success in his wars. Napoleon sought to spread ideas of the French Revolution but contradicted them in many ways. Napoleon wanted to be portrayed as supporting the French Revolution‚ and did in many aspects. For instance in one his speeches
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French artist Jacques-Louis David’s The Oath of the Horatii (1784-85) is an oil on canvas painting in the Neo-Classical style. With the oath sworn on three swords by the three sons of Horatius‚ triplet brothers sworn to defend Rome against the city-state of Alba Longa in a duel against the Curiatii‚ as its focal point‚ David’s painting uses myth and legend from the ancient world in combination with his visual style to make an argument for the Republic before the French Revolution. The Horatii risk
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Art Appreciation Claes Oldenburg’s clothes pin Vs. Marcel Duchamp’s Fountain The Artist Claes Oldenburg (born January 28‚ 1929) is an American sculptor‚ best known for his public art installations typically featuring very large replicas of everyday objects. Oldenburg was the creator of the Clothes Pin Sculpture back in the pop art era of 1976. The Clothespin is a weathering steel sculpture; it is currently located at Centre Square‚ 1500 Market Street‚ Philadelphia. The piece of art stands
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18. After the rule of Napoleon‚ Louis XVIII returned France to pre-revolutionary conditions in certain aspects of society and politics. For example‚ Louis brought back restrictions to religion‚ Protestants were tormented for their faith. Louis accepted the Code that had been developed by Napoleon but banned divorce‚ although it had been permitted during the revolution. Louis restored Catholic superiority‚ this had a trickling effect on the doings of the revolution‚ restricting rights and restoring
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is also a self-made person - a product of the cumulative accomplishments he has made for himself - and is not necessarily always born with such natural ability. Napoleon Bonaparte encapsulated all of these factors and truly epitomized the definition of a genius. Through his raw and intrinsic ingenuity and resulting military prowess‚ Napoleon proved himself to be a highly skilled tactician and strategist‚ exemplifying his mastery of the battlefield as a military commander. Furthermore‚ through Napoleon’s
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Napoleon I HEME pages 39-48 notes The Concordat of 1801 and its significance a. Organized religion can be controlled by lawmakers easily b. This was imposed by the National Assembly’s “Civil Constitution of the Clergy” c. However‚ organized religion is just the physical manifestation of belief‚ belief itself is very hard to control d. Banning public worship and Catholicism didn’t stop the French from believing in the virtues of religion e. This caused the people who believed in religion to
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Napoleon: Hero or Tyrant? By the late 1790’s‚ France was in chaos‚ the republic failed to solve problems‚ and foreign nations were at war with France Napoleon Bonaparte seized power in 1799 and created a European empire. When Louis XVI Ed’s executed during the French Revolution‚ many European nations attacked France keep revolutionary ideas from spreading A military officer named Napolean Bonaparte successfully defended France and became a military hero In 1799‚ Napolean staged a coup d’état
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Ishaan Shah Ms. Eileen Chubik Kwis World History 638 5 March 2012 Napoleon: History’s Greatest Enigma Napoleon Bonaparte is considered one of history ’s greatest heroes and also one of its most contemplated leaders. Some people see him as a child of the enlightenment‚ preserving the accomplishments of the French Revolution‚ and exporting the ideas of liberty‚ equality‚ and nationalism to the rest of Western Europe making him a hero. Others argue that he was a ruthless tyrant who trampled
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