Portrait of Napoleon King of Italy

Andrea Appiani (1754-1817)

On 26 May 1805, Napoleon was crowned King of Italy in the Duomo in Milan and, as such, he was portrayed by Andrea Appiani. The three-quarter-length portrait, which can now be seen in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, was the model for the Ambrosiana work, which experts suggest was made between 1806 and 1808. Despite the solemnity and official air created by the sumptuous insignia of the Kingdom of Italy, the naturalism and immediacy of the face are particularly remarkable.

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• TITLE

  Portrait of Napoleon King of Italy

• AUTHOR

  Andrea Appiani (1754-1817)

• INVENTARIO

  179

• DATE

  c. 1806 - 1808

• TYPE

  Painting

• TECNIQUE

  Oil on canvas

• DIMENSIONS

  59 × 45 cm

• SUBJECT

  Portrait

• SCUOLA PITTORICA

  19th century painting

• ROOM

  19